A 2011 White House report describes how women are more likely than men to work in positions that are more poorly paid within the same occupational field—an example is that women are more likely to be dental hygienists than dentists, or legal assistants rather than lawyers. Many women might feel that this is a personal shortcoming, but it also affects society because women who might contribute a great deal to a field are in limiting roles. This is an example of:
a. the globalization of inequality as applied to women
b. McDonaldization of society as it applies to women
c. the effects of the social construction of reality
d. the links between private troubles and public issues using sociological imagination
d. the links between private troubles and public issues using sociological imagination
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a. Older adults are more likely to be females. b. Between the ages of 55 and 75 the death rates of men is less than that of women. c. A majority of older adults are Hispanic. d. The ratio of elderly White men to elderly Black men is of 1 to 1.
How would our current ecological footprint impact a conference on world hunger?
A. It would increase the urgency of members to find alternative solutions. B. It would ease the stress many members feel as they work to reduce world hunger. C. It would indicate that the people working to ease world hunger are succeeding. D. It would set the stage for a large debate about what to do with projected food gluts.
Which of the following is a component of the most effective school-based violence prevention programs?
A. parental involvement B. school-community partnerships C. pet therapy D. behaviour modification
American kinship obligations are not as extensive as those of some non-Western or non-industrialized cultures
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false