The Occupational Crowding Model of Discrimination Predicts Which of the Following

question 69

Multiple Choice

The occupational crowding model of discrimination predicts which of the following?

• A) why men, in some cases, earn less than women
• B) that firms will compete with one another for the best employee and that discrimination will be eliminated
• C) that, unless the government gets involved, discrimination will become more severe
• D) that men's wages will fall and women's wages will rise when certain jobs are no longer dominated by men
• E) the financial advantages for women crowding into a single occupation

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