What is occupational sexism? Provide examples

What will be an ideal response?


Occupational sexism is defined by beliefs that the male gender is more capable of certain work-related tasks and professions than women are. Types of glass ceiling barriers include different pay for comparable work, sexual discrimination in the workplace, and lack of family-friendly work policies.

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During the 1980s, adolescents as young as ________ years of age participated in some form of dating or pairing off

(a) 16 (b) 15 (c) 14 (d) 13

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Fear of and prejudice against homosexuality is called

A. homophobia. B. gay fright. C. Ebonics. D. heterophobia.

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Merton's strain theory is primarily designed to identify the incidence of

deviant behavior in our society and not group variations in the rates of deviant behavior. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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) Kevin and Sal are two men taking part in a random assignment experiment about gender identity. Upon their arrival at the experiment they are both given a survey to complete about gender identity. They do so and then wait for their results to be scored by the researchers. First, the researcher debriefs Kevin and tells him that his survey responses indicate that his gender identity is more

feminine than masculine. Next, the researcher debriefs Sal on his results and lets him know that his survey indicates his gender identity is more masculine than feminine. Kevin and Sal are then asked a series of questions about their opinions on homosexuality. Given what you know about other research done on this topic what is most likely the result of the opinion questions? A) Sal will be more likely than Kevin to have a negative view of homosexuality. B) Kevin and Sal are both likely to have negative views of homosexuality. C) Kevin will be more likely than Sal to have a negative view of homosexuality. D) Kevin and Sal are both likely to have positive views of homosexuality.

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