Gerald lost his job at a corporation due to downsizing. He has a bachelor in science degree in business administration, but he works part-time at a convenience store. What term best describes Gerald's job status?

A. unemployed
B. underemployed
C. discouraged worker
D. disgruntled worker


Answer: B

Sociology

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a. Patriarchy is the primary source of gender inequality. b. Gender inequality is rooted in gender-role socialization, which perpetuates women's lack of equal civil rights and educational opportunities. c. Women of color face inequalities based on the multiplicative effect of race, class, and gender as simultaneous forces of oppression. d. The media is the driving force behind gender-based stereotypes.

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Which of the following supported the separation of the public and private spheres during the 1950s?

A. residential integration B. intersectionality C. the feminist movement D. family wage

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According to Marx, workers feel alienation because they are __________.

a. not connected to the finished products of their labor b. spoiled c. tired of using their own tools to make the finished product d. overstimulated by their jobs

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Marx defined surplus value as

a. difference between the number of workers and the number of products produced b. difference between what workers earn for their labor and the price or value of the goods they produce c. difference between the number of workers and the number of consumers in the same market d. the difference between what the workers earn across competing companies in the same market

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