The Comparable Worth Movement Is Seeking

question 44

Multiple Choice

The comparable worth movement is seeking

• A)equal pay for secretaries regardless of gender
• B)to have elementary teachers paid the same as gardeners
• C)equal pay for different jobs requiring equal levels of skill, training or responsibility
• D)for women in traditional male job to be paid the same

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Definitions:

Tolerance Effect

The tolerance effect refers to the process by which repeated exposure to a stimulus reduces the response to that stimulus over time.

Abstinence Syndrome

A reaction that many individuals experience during treatment for barbiturate abuse. It occurs at the stage at which the user is no longer dependent, and is characterized by insomnia, headaches, aching all over the body, anxiety, and depression, and can last for months.

Recurrent Withdrawal

The experience of symptoms associated with discontinuation or reduction of substance use, especially after repeated cycles of cessation and relapse.

Treatment Relapse

The return of symptoms or the decline in a patient's state of health after a period of improvement.