Alex Focuses on the Labor Market Itself When Explaining How

question 58

Multiple Choice

Alex focuses on the labor market itself when explaining how workplace inequality operates. She believes there are two separate segments with tiers that funnel women into low paid, less prestigious fields. Alex's ideas are consistent with __________ theory.

• A) human capital
• B) dual labor market
• C) interactional
• D) feminist

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Definitions:

Community Property

A legal framework in some jurisdictions whereby property acquired during a marriage is owned jointly by both spouses, regardless of who earned or purchased the property.

War of 1812

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Treaty of Greenville

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British Blockaded

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