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

question 52

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 the United States are dominated by women.
• B)Occupational rankings are similar in all high-income nations.
• C)White-collar work and blue-collar work have about the same social prestige.
• D)In the United States, occupation has little to do with social standing.

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