Identify reasons discussed in your text as to why most women start at lower salaries than men after college graduation

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Women tent to start with lower salaries than men due to numerous reasons including: structural barriers (i.e. men are perceived as being more valuable workers than women), women are not as good as men at negotiating higher salaries, women are more likely to accept the first offer, etc.

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Sociologists consider this to be a structural inequality.

A. racism B. social isolation C. genetic makeup D. both "racism" and "social isolation"

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__________ occurs when members of an ethnic group adopt dominant-group traits, such as language, dress, values, religion, and food preferences

a. Cultural assimilation (acculturation) b. Structural assimilation (integration) c. Biological assimilation (amalgamation) d. Psychological assimilation

Sociology

The percentage of professional or graduate degrees among Arab Americans is __________ that of the U.S. population as a whole.

a)nearly double b)much lower than that c)slightly higher than that d)about same as

Sociology