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Why do employers practice job segregation based on gender or race according to the Crowding Model?
Why do employers practice job segregation based on gender or race according to the Crowding Model?
- Due to actual differences in job capabilities between men and women
- As a result of statistical discrimination
- Because some male workers may become disgruntled when working with or taking orders from women (correct)
- To take advantage of the productive differences between men and women
In the context of statistical discrimination, what assumption do employers make about certain groups?
In the context of statistical discrimination, what assumption do employers make about certain groups?
- That they will have more absences due to family responsibilities
- That they are more prone to substance abuse
- That they are less capable of performing certain jobs (correct)
- That they are less committed to their jobs
Why do women, especially married women, tend to have more absences from work?
Why do women, especially married women, tend to have more absences from work?
- Due to family responsibilities (correct)
- Due to substance abuse problems
- Due to sexual harassment in the workplace
- Due to lack of job commitment
What is the primary goal of employers in the context of statistical discrimination?
What is the primary goal of employers in the context of statistical discrimination?
What is the underlying assumption of the Crowding Model?
What is the underlying assumption of the Crowding Model?
What is the result of confining women and ethnic minorities to a limited number of occupations, according to the Crowding Model?
What is the result of confining women and ethnic minorities to a limited number of occupations, according to the Crowding Model?
In the Employee Discrimination Model, what is the effective wage rate for men who dislike working alongside women?
In the Employee Discrimination Model, what is the effective wage rate for men who dislike working alongside women?
According to the Employee Discrimination Model, what would be the long-run outcome of employee discrimination?
According to the Employee Discrimination Model, what would be the long-run outcome of employee discrimination?
Why do employees demand higher wages to work in an integrated work site?
Why do employees demand higher wages to work in an integrated work site?
What is the relationship between men's discrimination coefficient and their productivity?
What is the relationship between men's discrimination coefficient and their productivity?
How does the Employee Discrimination Model affect the labor market in the long run?
How does the Employee Discrimination Model affect the labor market in the long run?
What is the assumption about women's attitudes in the Employee Discrimination Model?
What is the assumption about women's attitudes in the Employee Discrimination Model?
What does the index of segregation measure?
What does the index of segregation measure?
What would be the outcome if 30% of the total female workers moved from Occupation C to Occupation A and B?
What would be the outcome if 30% of the total female workers moved from Occupation C to Occupation A and B?
What is the significance of the 30% index of segregation in the given example?
What is the significance of the 30% index of segregation in the given example?
Which of the following occupations has the highest percentage of female workers?
Which of the following occupations has the highest percentage of female workers?
What is the purpose of the index of segregation?
What is the purpose of the index of segregation?
What would be the effect on the index of segregation if the distributions of male and female workers among occupations became identical?
What would be the effect on the index of segregation if the distributions of male and female workers among occupations became identical?
