According to the Textbook, Why Were There So Few Early

question 10

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, why were there so few early female sociologists?

• A) Because very few women were interested in sociology before the women's movement of the 1960s.
• B) Because women did not have access to, or widespread opportunities to engage in, higher education.
• C) Because women were primarily interested in family life and devoted their energies to it.
• D) Because women were far more likely to be engaged in social and educational activism and reform.

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Definitions:

Non-Union Workers

Employees who are not members of a labor union and typically do not receive the collective bargaining benefits that unionized workers do.

Wage Discrimination

The practice of paying different wages to employees for the same type of work based on race, gender, age, or other irrelevant factors.

Private-Sector Differential

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Globalization

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