1. Which of the following is true regarding women'smobility?
| working women are less mobile than working men |
| working women and homemakers exhibit identical mobilitypatterns |
| women are more likely to inherit their father's occupationalstatus than men |
| working women are more mobile than working men |
2. According to Beller and Hout, how does the U.S. compare toother rich societies (e.g., German, UK, Sweden) in terms ofoccupational mobility?
| there is more mobility in the U.S. than in other richsocieties |
| there is less mobility in the U.S. than in other richsocieties |
| the U.S. is about average (i.e., more mobile than some, lessmobile than others) |
| the mobility of men is higher than in other rich societies, butthe mobility of women is lower |
3. Gender inequality has been a pervasive feature of mostsocieties throughout history. Our quick look in class at the gendercomposition of key economic and political positions in the U.S., inIndiana, and in Bloomington reveals that:
| gender inequality is no longer a noticeable feature ofcontemporary American society |
| women have made far greater inroads into the world of politicsthan they have into the world of academia |
| while lower than in the past, gender inequality remains apervasive feature of American society |
| women are now “over-represented” in the worlds of politics andacademia 4. England characterizes the contemporary gender revolution as“uneven and stalled.” According to England, what explains this? | It is attributable to the movement of men into positions andactivities previously dominated by women |
| it is attributable to changes in the types of jobs produced bythe U.S. economy |
| it is attributable to the fact that gender attitudes have grownincreasingly conservative in recent decades |
| It is attributable to the fact that the behavior of women haschanged a lot more than the behavior of men |
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