Negative Incentives

question 172

Multiple Choice

Negative incentives:

• A)​increase benefits or reduce costs.
• B)​increase behaviors.
• C)​decrease benefits or increase costs.
• D)​include both cash subsidies and taxes.

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Definitions:

Gender Performance

The concept that gender is an expressive act and identity constructed through daily actions, behaviors, and roles as understood in a social context.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified and widely held beliefs about the characteristics of particular groups of people.

Cultural Norms

Shared expectations and rules that guide behavior of people within social groups, often considered the standard of acceptable behavior in society.

Hegemonic Masculinity

A concept in gender studies referring to the dominant position of men and the idealized standards of masculinity in a given society.