Discrimination That Results in the Payment of a Lower Wage

question 36

Multiple Choice

Discrimination that results in the payment of a lower wage rate to a female relative to an equally productive male is termed:

• A)wage discrimination
• B)employment discrimination
• C)occupational discrimination
• D)human capital discrimination

---

Definitions:

Speaking Ability

The capacity to effectively express thoughts, feelings, and information through verbal language.

Accommodation

The process by which the eye changes optical power to maintain a clear image or focus on an object as its distance varies.

Conceptualization

The process of developing clear ideas or concepts about something, often involving abstract or complex thinking.

Sensorimotor Period

The stage in early childhood development, according to Piaget, from birth to about 2 years, where infants learn through interacting with their environment using their senses and motor activity.