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sc00by25

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An example of occupational segregation would be that
 
  a. the average male has a higher salary than the average female.
  b. among a group of college graduates, women would be more likely to go into teaching, whereas men would be more likely to go into engineering.
  c. within a group of workers, the males would receive higher ratings than the females.
  d. even when men and women work at the same job, they tend to socialize with individuals of their own gender.

Question 2

According to the discussion of comparable worth,
 
  a. jobs traditionally occupied by males usually pay more than jobs traditionally occupied by females, even if the female jobs require more education or experience.
  b. the most important factor to be used in calculating comparable worth is the salary that the individual worker has requested.
  c. the argument of comparable worth was relatively successful in US and Canadian courts during the 1990s.
  d. comparable-worth legislation would actually end up lowering women's salaries relative to men.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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