The increasing participation of women in the labor force has been termed the:
a. contingent work increase
b. feminization of labor
c. the glass escalator
d. industrialized feminism
b. feminization of labor
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Freda's research focuses on the composition and growth of the human population. Freda's research explores __________
A) gentrification B) laterization C) urbanization D) demography
According to Durkheim, when workers find themselves unprepared for a job needed to function in an information society, they are affected by which one of the following situations?
a. industrial and commercial crisis b. inefficient development of worker's talents c. forced division of labor d. alienation
Victimization surveys indicate that
a. the crime rate reported by the FBI is actually very accurate b. the crime rate is less than that reported by the FBI c. the rate of serious crime is two to three times greater than the Crime Index reports d. the rate of serious crime is consistent with the Crime Index reports
According to Michel Foucault, how did the two-and-only-two gender scheme come into existence?
a. It is religiously based on the concept of men and women being created differently. b. The government had an economic interest in controlling the population, and the interpretation of sexual intercourse changed. c. Patriarchal dominance, alongside sexist institutions, guarantees men the right to exploit and oppress women. d. Since the preponderance of births are either male or female, Foucault argued that gender is a binary, dichotomous scheme.