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Which sociological theory of gender inequality looks at gender from a macro-level and identifies gender as a problem?
 
  a. societal-norm theory
  b. social-conflict theory
  c. symbolic-interaction theory
  d. structural-functional theory



Minority women earn less than white women, and they also earn less than minority men. This pattern is the focus of
 
  a. intersection theory.
  b. structural-functional theory.
  c. symbolic-interaction theory.
  d. radical-race theory.



Among young people starting out in the labor force the gender gap in pay is about 90 percent. Over time, the gender gap
 
  a. decreases as both sexes develop interests outside of work, such as raising children and following hobbies.
  b. closes as young women are increasingly as aggressive in business as young men.
  c. increases as young men are more aggressive in pursuing their careers.
  d. increases as women have children and step away from their jobs, at least temporarily.



Which term refers to subtle discrimination that effectively blocks the movement of women into the highest positions in organizations?
 
  a. glass ceiling
  b. pink-collar ghetto
  c. intentional gender discrimination
  d. patriarchy



A dimension of gender stratification, which victimizes millions of women each year, is
 
  a. women losing custody of a child.
  b. physical violence against a woman.
  c. women sharing housework with men.
  d. a woman being arrested for a violent crime.



Because women do most of it, sociologists sometimes refer to housework as working women's
 
  a. second shift.
  b. moonlight job.
  c. master status.
  d. homework.



In the United States today, what percentage of adult women are working for income?
 
  a. about 18 percent
  b. about 38 percent
  c. about 58 percent
  d. about 88 percent



The 2010 median pay for full-time employed workers was 49,398 for men; for women it was
 
  a. 17,791.
  b. 27,791.
  c. 37,791.
  d. 47,791.



In which of the following U.S. jobs are more than 99 percent of workers women?
 
  a. college professor
  b. police officer
  c. dental hygienist
  d. taxi driver



The major reason that men earn more than women on average is that
 
  a. the law sets higher wages for men in many jobs.
  b. men have greater financial needs than women do.
  c. men and women typically hold different types of jobs.
  d. men have more education than women do.
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