Danielle and Her Twin Brother Both Graduated the Same Year

question 74

Multiple Choice

Danielle and her twin brother both graduated the same year. One got a job as a secretary and the other as a mechanic. The entire family assumed that Danielle was the secretary and her brother was the mechanic. What is the sociological term for the assumptions made in this situation?

• A) occupational hierarchy
• B) presumptive gender
• C) sex typing
• D) sex casting

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Median

The middle value in a data set, which separates the higher half from the lower half of the data distribution.

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Chance Variation

Random fluctuations in data or characteristics within or across populations due to unpredictable causes.