The pronounced tendency for men and women to be employed in different types of jobs is termed
a. gender inconsistency. b. occupational segregation
c. work sexism. d. occupational socialization.
b
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"Embarrassment" would be indicative of ____________ social control
a. positive informal b. positive formal c. negative informal d. negative formal
The history of osteopathy suggests how difficult it is to
A. move from being a marginal occupation to being a limited occupation. B. maintain an independent and unique identity while becoming a parallel profession. C. improve the educational standards of a field. D. gain legal recognition when a field has many female practitioners. E. gain legal recognition when a field lacks a scientific basis.
Which statement best characterizes the world's aging population trends?
a. The next 50 years will see a large increase in older people throughout the world. b. The world's population will not age as quickly as the U.S. population will. c. Although the world's population is old now, the aging of the world's population will end soon. d. The share of the world's population that is older will decrease in the coming years.
According to ________, sociology must study social facts—aspects of social life that shape our actions as individuals—in order to become a science.
a. Karl Marx b. Émile Durkheim c. Auguste Comte d. Max Weber