Gerard stays at home and cares for his two children—a task that he enjoys and is good at. His wife, Emma, is a junior partner at a law firm and works full-time
Both Gerard and Emma believe that the roles they have chosen allow them to put their respective capabilitiesto optimal use. Their beliefs align with the ________.
a. world systems theory
b. functionalist view
c. conflict perspective
d. principle of third-generation interest
c
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What term refers to any change in a subject's behavior that is caused by the awareness of being studied?
a. invalid response b. unreliable response c. the Stanford effect d. the Hawthorne effect
Racial and economic segregation is especially prevalent at the ________ level
a. elementary school b. junior high school c. senior high school d. college
Relative deprivation describes
a. the inability to afford the basic necessities of life: food, clothing, and shelter b. a condition in which a person's economic wealth matches his or her social status c. the income discrepancy between men and working who have the same occupation d. a conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities
Which of the following statements about U.S. women with young children is correct?
a. The share of women in the paid workforce has been increasing, and women with young children are especially likely to be working for income. b. The share of women in the paid workforce has been increasing, but only a small share of women with young children is working for income. c. Whether women have children or not has no effect on their likelihood of working for income. d. The share of women in the paid workforce has been decreasing, and almost no women with young children are working for income.