Lillian Rubin Studied How Working Class Men Felt About Their

question 78

Multiple Choice

Lillian Rubin studied how working class men felt about their wives working in the paid labor force in Families on the Fault Line.By engaging in participant observation she revealed that the economic dislocation of the workers influenced not only how they felt about women working but also how they felt about:

• A)race and ethnicity
• B)large companies
• C)America
• D)politics
• E)the military

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Definitions:

Perfectly Elastic

Refers to a situation where a small change in price leads to an infinite change in quantity demanded or supplied.

Individual Firm's Demand Curve

The graph showing the quantity of a product that a firm is willing and able to sell at various prices, holding other factors constant.

Industry Supply

The total amount of a good or service that producers in a particular industry are willing and able to offer for sale at different price levels.

Negative Profits

Refers to a financial loss where expenses exceed revenues within a specific period.