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Gender Stratification |
unequal access to power, property and prestige based on sex. |
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Sociologists classify women as a minority group because... |
societies set up barriers that prevent women from gaining equal access to power, property and prestige. |
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sex-typing of majors is due to.... |
gender socialization
the majority of students who earn a degree in library science are women. |
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80% of engineering degrees are earned by ____. This is an example of _____. |
men; gender tracking. |
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90% of library science degrees are earned by ____. this is an example of _____. |
women; gender tracking. |
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Honor killing |
in some societies, a woman who is believed to have brought disgrace to the family may be killed by a male relative. |
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In the U.S. the life expectancy for men born in the year 2000 is about ___; women ____. |
men- 76 women- 82 |
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Ageism |
Prejudice, discrimination and hostility directed against people because of their age. |
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Age cohort |
People who were born at about the same time and pas through the life course together. |
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Elaine ******* |
believed that a middle aged man who decides to stop working overtime, stop going to local club meetings and career advancement in order to spend more time with family/ friends is beginning to disengage from society. |
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The activity theory |
theory of aging that equates health and happiness with the amount and quality of participation in various activities. |
