What is labor market segmentation, and what is its relevance for gender inequality?

What will be an ideal response?


Labor market segmentation refers to the division of jobs into categories with distinct

working conditions. Women tend to be concentrated in the low-paying, less-prestigious

jobs with little opportunity for advancement.

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A. Pack dating B. Going steady C. Speed dating D. Serious dating

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Today, social scientific theory addresses

a. how things should be. b. how things are. c. why things are as they are. d. how things are and why. e. how things should be and why.

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The United States has a large group of older people dating. What is a major contributing factor in this phenomenon?

a. recreational sex b. high divorce rates c. changing media images d. economic prosperity

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Human beings are socialized. This means that each of us

a. is influenced by what people in society teach us to become and believe. b. enjoys being around other people. c. is an individual who makes free choices in what to become and believe. d. has all of our personality characteristics at birth.

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