Assignment:
1. What forms can sexism take in the workplace? What "sex-typing" takes place in occupations in the United States? What is meant by the term glass ceiling? Please explain and give examples to facilitate the responses to each question
2. What does research show about the division of labor between men and women in housework and childcare? .How does the concept of the "second shift" apply to the social construction of gender? What does research show about the division of labor between men and women in housework and childcare?
3. What is the significance of Roe v. Wade and the Hyde Amendment to the abortion issue? How do sociologists view the abortion debate in the United States?
4. Discuss why contemporary women are more enslaved by their physical appearance than women of earlier times. Give some examples to support your answer.