Why Might Occupational Crowding Persist in Certain Industries,despite Educational Parity

question 144

Multiple Choice

Why might occupational crowding persist in certain industries,despite educational parity and an elimination of discrimination?

• A) New forms of discrimination always emerge to suppress certain groups of individuals.
• B) Wages are not high enough in other industries to attract those in more crowded occupations.
• C) Colleges and universities usher gender and minority groups toward certain fields of study,perpetuating the crowding problem.
• D) Workers don't view occupational crowding as a problem,preventing any incentive for mobility.
• E) Personal preferences for certain types of jobs means that some groups will always have higher representation in those industries.

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Definitions:

Lower-of-Cost-or-Market

An accounting principle that mandates inventory be recorded at the lower between its historical cost and current market value.

Balance Sheet

A financial statement that reports a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity at a specific point in time.

Inventory Quantity

The amount of merchandise, raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods that a company holds at any given point in time.

Days' Sales

A financial metric that calculates the average time it takes for a company to convert its inventory into sales.