Jolene is a woman. Female is her __________.
a. orientation
b. gendered role
c. gender
d. sex
According to the text, the world's population in late 2015 is approximately __________.
a. 2.1 billion
b. 4.5 billion
c. 7.3 billion
d. 11.2 billion
The occupations of secretary, receptionist, clerk, and telephone operator, among others, have very high proportions of females. These kinds of jobs have been referred to as reflecting __________.
a. the girls' ghetto
b. the female slum
c. the primary labor force
d. female opportunity structures
The earnings of women who worked full-time were, in 2015, about __________ percent of the earnings of men.
a. 48
b. 59
c. 71
d. 83
Which statement is TRUE about the minimum wage?
a. The federal minimum wage ensures that a small family would not have to live in poverty.
b. Raising the minimum wage to 10.10 would directly boost the wages of about 28 million workers.
c. Eleven states have chosen to increase their minimum wage above the federal standard.
d. President Obama opposes raising the minimum wage because it would likely reduce jobs.
In the U.S. Supreme Court case involving the applicant to the medical school at the University of California, Davis, what aspect of affirmative action did the Court find was discriminatory?
a. preferential hiring
b. grade inflation
c. race as a factor in admissions
d. quotas
What is the primary reason offered by President Obama when he called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to 10.10 an hour?
a. Raising the minimum wage would help to support a family.
b. Raising the minimum wage would increase America's tax base.
c. Raising the minimum wage would control deflation.
d. Raising the minimum wage would control inflation.
What is referred to as reverse discrimination is __________.
a. discrimination that blacks extend toward whites
b. giving minorities a preference that some whites feel discriminates against them
c. slowing or reversing the civil rights gains of the 1960s
d. reversing the policies of the Reagan administration that discriminate against the poor and minorities
Approximately how many workers earn the minimum wage or less?
a. 1 million workers
b. 500,000 workers
c. 3 million workers
d. 7 million workers
The federal minimum wage in 2015 was __________.
a. 11.25 an hour
b. 8.50 an hour
c. 10.00 an hour
d. 7.25 an hour
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