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In Pierre Bourdieu's approach to stratification, which is true?
 
  a. People within a class have more in common with each other than those in other
  classes.
  b. People at the same faction in different classes often have the most in common.
  c. People in the middle classes almost always have the most in common.
  d. People in the upper lower class have most in common with the lower middle class.
  e. none are true in Bourdieu's scheme

Question 2

Advertising aimed at the ________ places additional stresses on women and at the same time upholds male privilege.
 
  a. traditional man
  b. new man
  c. traditional woman
  d. new woman

Question 3

China has succeeded in attracting an enormous amount of foreign investment since 1980.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 4

Between 1980 and 1995, China was the fastest growing economy in the world, averaging 10 growth per year.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a reason to explain the persistence of the earnings gap between men and women?
 
  a. Women are concentrated in lower-paying occupations.
  b. Women are less efficient at their jobs because, as a rule, they assume additional responsibilities of caring for home and family.
  c. Women enter the labor force at different and lower-paying levels than do men.
  d. Women as a group have less education and experience than do men; therefore, they are paid less than men.

Question 6

What is a reason for the gradual flip in sex ratio from male majority to female majority in the age range of mid-twenties to early thirties?
 
  a. Women have a higher risk of suicide.
  b. Women have a lower risk of suicide.
  c. Men have a higher average life span.
  d. Men have a higher rate of births.

Question 7

________ refers to the pattern of women and men being situated in different jobs throughout the labor force.
 
  a. Gender roles
  b. Gender differentiation
  c. Gender segregation
  d. Gender preferences

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