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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Gender Roles

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Mary works as a teacher at an elementary school, while her husband Dan works in construction. Most of the people Mary works with are women while Dan works with all men. What is the term for this separation of genders in the work force?
  1. Gender socialization
  2. Gender segregation
  3. Occupational conformity
  4. Discrimination
  5. Overt Discrimination
Explanation
Answer: B ­- Mary working in a predominantly female field while her husband works in a predominantly male field is gender segregation, a type of occupational segregation. Occupational segregation occurs when groups work in different occupations based upon factors such as gender, class or race. Gender segregation in the market place is one explanation for why women earn less than men, since most jobs that are traditionally dominated by women earn less than male-dominated fields.
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