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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Gender Roles

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Which of the following theories does not explain why women are still paid less than men despite passage of the 1963 Equal Pay Act?
  1. Human capital theory
  2. Human conflict theory
  3. Dual labor market theory
  4. Gender segregation
  5. Discrimination
Explanation
Answer: B - Human conflict theory does not address why women are paid less than men despite the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Conflict theory refers to the conflict that arises between competing forces in society. The other theories listed attempt to explain why women often make less money than men. For example, the dual market theory refers to different types of jobs that men and women hold and how women tend to hold jobs that make less than jobs dominated by men.
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