For married couples working in the same firm, company policies provide a higher number of leaves to the mother than the father in the event of childbirth. This results in lost work opportunities and lesser chances of promotion for the woman
This policy is an example of ________.
a. prejudice
b. de facto segregation
c. sex discrimination
d. eliminationism
c
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Ester Boserup has proposed that people
a. have no inherent desire to advance their technology b. generally prefer to make a living by the simplest and easiest means available c. will not switch to more intensive (i.e., more time-and-energy-consuming) technologies unless compelled by specific social or environmental conditions d. all of these
The families in which we were reared are known as _____
A) tribes B) families of origin C) families of birth D) blended families
The larger the sample size, the
a. more important the observed difference. b. more likely we are to reject the null hypothesis. c. less likely we are to reject the null hypothesis. d. lower the Z score.
According to the text, __________ often escape criticism and identification as social problems
A) institutions B) criminals C) the mentally ill D) school dropouts