How does sex segregation in the workplace lead to gender inequality? What is one step that could be taken to reduce sex segregation in the workplace?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. One of the ways that occupational sex segregation can lead to gender inequality is that
positions with a large concentration of women tend to be lower paid and lower prestige. Occupations
that are dominated by men have a higher status and pay. Students could discuss ghettoization and
resegregation. Comparable worth is one policy that aims to raise the wages of female dominated low-
wage occupations.
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Sherif's fundamental conclusion is that social contacts between hostile groups are more likely to succeed if _____________
a. the situation is pleasant b. group leaders are persuaded that they need to cajole their followers to try to get along with members of the other group c. favorable information about one group is given to the other group d. the groups are put in a situation where they must work toward a common goal e. none of the above
Contemporary social welfare policies remain preoccupied with:
a. Black men's sexual freedom b. Black women's fertility c. profits for private companies where recipients shop for necessities d. fairness for Black families in poverty
What ideology justifies the Indian caste system?
A. rational pragmatism B. traditional Hindu doctrine C. traditional Confucian doctrine D. elitism
Which of the following illustrates structural discrimination?
a. Blacks in American cities are commonly confined to inner city ghettos where they receive poor educations, which in turn lead to poor jobs and high rates of unemployment. b. A white manager refuses to hire a qualified black applicant on the basis of his race. c. A man is selected over a woman for the same job on the assumption that women are less capable than men. d. Those who are lowest in educational attainment exhibit the highest levels of prejudice against ethnic groups other than their own.