Question 1

What does Weissinger mean when she refers to "insiders who hold beliefs that make them outsiders?"

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Question 2

What is the significance of the findings in this study that the racial gap in callbacks widens when the quality of resumes increases?

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Question 3

Ms. Gina Espinoza-Price was _______________ six weeks after complaining about sexual harassment.

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Ms. Gina Espinoza-Price was terminated from her job at Wal-Mart six weeks after complaining about sexual harassment, indicating a negative outcome following her complaint rather than a positive action or legal counteraction by the accused.

Question 4

What does it mean to become an adult? What makes "adult" a social category-not simply a matter of age, but dependent upon social structure and institutions?

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Question 5

Discuss the ways joking is used to express dominance in the workplace.

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Question 6

Joking can be a subtle medium through which people of color experience belittlement and struggles for_____.

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Joking can serve as a mechanism through which power dynamics and struggles for dominance are subtly played out, often at the expense of marginalized groups.

Question 7

Ms. Gina Espinoza-Price provided an example of how a White man used joking to force others to acknowledge the labels he had created for them and to show ____________ .

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DUsing humor to force others to acknowledge labels one has created for them can be a way to assert dominance (C) and to deflect accusations of racism by suggesting that the humor indicates a lack of serious racist intent (D).

Question 8

Discuss "how the multiple features of each plaintiff's biography influence and shape the stories they tell about work life at Wal-Mart."

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Question 9

Why does Weissinger believe that biological sex differences alone fail to explain the range of plaintiff's experiences?

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Question 10

Wilson advocates for public sector employment of last resort as a possible policy solution to address inner-city joblessness. Why does he advocate for this instead of fiscal policies to encourage economic growth?

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Question 11

Uma Jean Minor noted that her Wal-Mart wages were not sufficient to ____________ .

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Uma Jean Minor highlighted that her earnings from Wal-Mart were inadequate to elevate her financial status above the poverty line, indicating the struggle with low wages and the challenge of achieving financial stability on such earnings.

Question 12

American culture values independence and self-sufficiency. Discuss the paradox that middle- class youth benefit from multiple forms of public and private social support but often appear to be independently successful, while working-class youth-who have fewer social supports to rely upon-are stigmatized as social dependents if they struggle to establish independent self-sufficiency.

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Question 13

What solutions do you think there might be to the problem identified in the study conducted by Bertrand and Mullainathan?

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Question 14

Wilson argues that paid work in the formal economy is critical to the disciplined habits that give shape to a coherent daily life. Do you agree? Why or why not? With the recent rise of an ICT-enabled "gig economy," are available forms of formal employment losing this capacity to provide structure and discipline for daily life?

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Question 15

According to Bonnie Thornton Dill, a White woman working outside the home indicated_____.

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According to Bonnie Thornton Dill, a White woman working outside the home historically indicated insufficient wage earnings of her husband, reflecting economic necessity rather than social standing, egalitarian marital relations, or feminist ideologies.

Question 16

According to Bonnie Thornton Dill, the dominant ideology of family structure dictated_____.

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The dominant ideology of family structure, as discussed by Bonnie Thornton Dill, emphasized separate spheres for men and women, with women typically being expected to stay out of the paid labor force and focus on domestic responsibilities. This reflects historical societal norms and expectations regarding gender roles within the family.

Question 17

What effect do the authors think their findings might have in influencing African Americans' participation in work training programs?

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Question 18

What is it that "insiders who hold beliefs that make them outsiders" fail to do that leads to the punishments they endure at Wal-Mart, according to Weissinger?

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Question 19

According to Weissinger, "insiders who hold beliefs that make them outsiders need support so they will continue to believe that the long-term benefits of their actions will outweigh the short-term punishments they endure for failing to_____discriminatory practices."

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Insiders who hold beliefs that make them outsiders need support to continue believing that the long-term benefits of their actions will outweigh the short-term punishments they endure for failing to replicate discriminatory practices. This implies that they are pressured to conform, but need encouragement to resist replicating such practices.

Question 20

To succeed at Wal-Mart, White women were socialized to_____discrimination against people of Color.

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To succeed at Wal-Mart, White women were socialized to accept and replicate discrimination against people of Color, as part of the company culture that perpetuated systemic biases.

Quiz 3: Social Institutions and Social Issues