Which of the Following Is Accurate Regarding Women and Minority

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is accurate regarding women and minority representation in various occupations?

• A)Women are underrepresented in professional jobs.
• B)Blacks are overrepresented in craft occupations.
• C)Both women and blacks are overrepresented in service jobs.
• D)Neither women nor blacks are underrepresented in skilled crafts.
• E)Women and minorities are proportionately represented in all occupations.

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Definitions:

Natural Selection

Darwin's theory by which traits that enhance survival and reproduction become more common in successive generations of a population.

Successive Generations

Refers to the series of offspring that follow one after another in a biological lineage, each inheriting genetic material from the previous generation.

Mating Between Relatives

The breeding of organisms that are closely related genetically, often leading to an increased chance of hereditary health problems.

Population Genetics

The study of the distribution and changes of allele frequency in a population, as influenced by evolutionary processes.