The board of XYZ Corporation is hiring a new vice president. There are two excellent finalists. One board member suggests they hire the male candidate because he won't become pregnant and take leave or decide to stay home with children Another board member suggests they hire the woman candidate because her salary requirement is less. Which is the explanation for this discussion?
a) Patriarchy
b) Socialization
c) Identity
d) Christianity
a
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Which of the following statements is true about the feminist movement?
A. There was no feminist movement in the United States until the 1980s. B. Friedrich Engels argued that the rise of industrialization benefited women. C. One of the earliest feminist documents was A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft. D. Modern feminist theory is based on the interactionist perspective.
__________ is a behavior or trend that lasts longer than a fad
a. Gossip b. An urban legend c. A fashion d. Propaganda
In what way is childhood different in today’s society than it was before industrialization?
a. Today, children are treated as adults and expected to help with the economic responsibilities of the household. b. Before industrialization, children attended age-segregated schools and were shielded from social and economic obligations. c. Today, childhood is romanticized as a time for playful innocence and children are protected and given a specialized social world. d. Before industrialization, childhood was emphasized as a time of economic independence and new possibilities for freedom.
How would collective solidarity impact the likelihood of strengthening a social movement?
A. Members of a movement see strength from the support of leaders who avoid collective solidarity. B. Collective solidarity occurs as a movement is successful. C. Social movements can become stalled when faced with collective solidarity. D. As members of a social movement work together, they bond and form collective solidarity.