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Fields which are dominantly staffed by women are often work that is lower in pay, physically demanding and have high turnover rates. These jobs are considered a means of ___________________ in the labor force.
 
  a) gender segregation
  b) structural functionalism
  c) cultural norms
  d) feminine status

Question 2

Statements like Women can have it all and Women can have a career and be mothers are entangled by the social class, race, and gendered assumptions about women and employment. This is called the
 
  a) social structure of work.
  b) social construction of gender.
  c) social norms of labor.
  d) social function of gender.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: a

Answer to Question 2

ANS: a



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