Jobs Often Are Structured to Make Work Carry Specific Gender

question 1

Multiple Choice

Jobs often are structured to make work carry specific gender meanings.These gender meanings

• A)differ across cultures and continually change over time.
• B)have virtually disappeared in today's society.
• C)reflect the fundamental differences between men and women.
• D)are more pronounced in jobs that carry greater social status and pay.

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Definitions:

Conservation

In cognitive development, the understanding that certain properties of objects or substances remain the same even when their appearance changes.

Object Permanence

The realization that objects (including people) still exist when they can no longer be seen, touched, or heard.

Egocentrism

A cognitive characteristic where an individual has difficulty in understanding that other people have their own perspectives and feelings.

Static Thinking

Static thinking is a cognitive approach where an individual perceives situations or concepts as unchanging and fails to recognize the potential for growth or alteration.