Occupational prestige measures indicate
A. how much money, on average, an occupation pays.
B. how long workers, on average, remain in an occupation.
C. collective attitudes about various jobs in terms of status.
D. how people feel about their jobs.
Answer: C
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Black men and women gained the right to vote following the Civil War.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What classification or terminology do sociologists apply to women that describe their inability to gain equal access to power, property, and prestige?
A) the glass escalator B) radical feminism C) a counterculture D) minority group
Even if a man and a woman have the same occupation, the man is likely to have a substantially higher income than the woman. Which of the following reasons for this discrepancy was NOT cited in the textbook?
a. Women tend to be employed in smaller and lower-paying firms. b. Employers invest more in training men. c. Women are less capable of long hours and hard work. d. Training is discriminated against women because employers expect them to put their family first.
Maria, a Hispanic American, is marrying Jang, an Asian American. What practice are they illustrating?
a. endogamy b. exogamy c. homogamy d. polygamy