Which one of the following statements best describes the financial rewards of education?
a. As education increases, the difference between male and female median weekly earnings decreases.
b. Incomes rise as the level of education increases.
c. There is no evidence that more education increases salaries.
d. The highest paid workers in the United States have some college.
b
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By the theorems presented in the text, we know that the mean of a sampling distribution of sample means will be
a. the same as the population mean. b. close to the value of the sample mean. c. between the population and sample means in value. d. representative of the entire population.
Which of the following traits is least likely to be linked to "nature" (heredity) and most likely linked to "nurture" (the social environment)?
A) vocational choice B) temperament C) ability at sports D) aptitude for mathematics
According to author Julia Alvarez, what was the primary advantage her family had over other immigrant families when her family arrived in the United States?
a. They were well educated. b. They had family. c. They were light skinned. d. They had money.
Which theoretical explanation for sex segregation asserts that men and women invest in their earning potential differently?
a. human capital theory b. gender schema theory c. socialization theory d. queuing theory