Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The majority of women professionals today work in just three fields: nursing, teaching, and social work.
2. From 1979 to 2007, the relative pay rate for women had risen from 60 cents to 85 cents for every dollar earned by a similarly employed man.
3. Despite the civil rights movement, antidiscrimination legislation, and affirmative action programs in government and private industry, a considerable occupational gap remains between Blacks and Whites.
4. The term Hispanic only includes individuals with a Mexican ancestry.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
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a. Labeling b. Eugenics c. Social control d. Socialization
When one of our roles interferes with another role, it is called:
A) role confusion B) role conflict C) role stress D) role strain
According to the discussion of role theory found in the text,
A) this explanation appears to be conceptually more justifiable as an explanation of mate selection than the individualistic theories. B) roles and personality needs are one and the same thing. C) role consensus or agreement is unrelated to marital satisfaction. D) the role itself is as important as the consensus of the partners in regard to the role.
Which of the following is true regarding women and social movements?
A. Women and men have held equal status within social movements. B. Women tend to hold more positions of leadership in social movements. C. Women tend to find it more difficult to assume a leadership role than men. D. Women typically do not wish to participate in most social movements.