Based on What You Know About Occupational Prestige, Which of the Following

question 36

Multiple Choice

Based on what you know about occupational prestige, which of the following statements is correct?

• A) Most of the highest-ranked occupations in Canada are dominated by women.
• B) Occupational rankings are much the same in all high-income nations.
• C) White-collar work and blue-collar work have about the same social prestige.
• D) In Canada, occupation has little to do with social standing.

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