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SOC 380 Exam 2 Book Notes all questions solved 100 accurately latest version
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SOC 380 Exam 2 Book Notes✅
What is sex segregation in the workplace?- The different distributions of
men and women across different occupations, jobs, and places of work
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The most immediate consequences of sex segregation is that it lowers
women’s earnings relative to men. This happens in two ways:- Women
tend to be overrepresented in lower-paying jobs and men in higher-paying
jobs.
Occupations that are predominantly female tend to pay less to both male
and female incumbents than predominantly male occupations pay.
The sex typing of work does not invariably advantage men. How?- Much ✅
of the job growth around the world has tended to favor service occupations,
which are generally female-dominated, rather than production ones, which
are more often male.
Many occupations reserved for men have health drawbacks.
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What is the most common occupation for black and Hispanic
men?- Trucking
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Sex segregation is also a source of labor market inefficiency worldwide.
How?- Excluding workers from occupations contributes to rigidity in labor
markets, wastes human resources, and makes it harder for economies to
respond to changes in global condition
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Segregation between female and male paid workers in the United States
has its roots in…- the unpaid work of the first immigrants.
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In the 18th century, the only path to independent entrepreneurship
was…- widowhood.
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What is domestic service?- Paid work that people do in other people’s
homes (ex. cleaning or childcare)
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What expanded women’s access to factory jobs and jobs such as nurses or
teachers?- The Civil War
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By the end of the 19th century, what was the most common job for
women?- Domestic service
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African American men in the military during the Civil War and World War 2
were only allowed to serve as…- stevedores and menial laborers.
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When did African American men gain access to unionized craft
jobs?- During WW2
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During WW2, there was a shortage of agricultural labor. What did the
government do to fix this?- Allowing Mexican nationals to have temporary
work permits to do farm labor
What does the Title 7 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act say?-✅It is illegal for
employers or unions to discriminate on the basis of sex.
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Despite Title 7 being passed in 1964, when was it finally taken
seriously?- 1970
What happened in the 1970s?- ✅Women began to work at traditionally
male jobs
What are occupations?- ✅Collections of jobs that involve similar activities
across establishments
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What are jobs?- Specific positions in specific establishments in which
workers perform specific activities
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What are establishments?- Facilities that produce goods or services,
such as factories, offices, or stores.
How often are Censuses collected?- ✅Every 10 years
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