All of the Following Factors Have Contributed to the Changing

question 252

Multiple Choice

All of the following factors have contributed to the changing attitudes regarding the role of men and women in the U.S.EXCEPT:

• A)feminism has successfully moved the marketplace toward equality.
• B)increased participation in organized sports eliminated one of the most visible inequalities in opportunities for women.
• C)many young women had career fathers who provided a reference point for lifestyle choices.
• D)in the 1970s and 1980s,ads began to create a bridge between genders with messages.
• E)the Internet has provided exposure to the marketplace through a mechanism that makes gender,race,and ethnicity invisible.

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Definitions:

Increasing-cost Industry

An industry in which the costs of production increase as the industry output increases, often due to the inputs' prices rising as demand for them grows.

Long-run Supply Curve

A graphical representation showing the quantities of goods that a producer is willing and able to supply over a period when all costs are variable.

Elastic Supply Curve

A concept in economics describing a supply curve where the quantity supplied changes significantly in response to a change in price.

Purely Competitive Market

An economic structure where numerous small companies, a uniform product, unimpeded access and exit, and absolute knowledge prevail.