Sociology 2169 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Human Capital, Essentialism, Separate Spheres
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Where people work and what they do depends on their gender, race and/or ethnicity, and other factors. Occupational segregation occurs when people from different social categories do different types of work. Sex segregation occurs when men and women work in different occupation, jobs, and/or workplaces. Racial segregation occurs when people from different racial or ethnic backgrounds work in different jobs, occupations, and/or workplaces. Sex segregation is more extensive than racial segregation. Brooks and colleagues: horizontal segregation different groups work in different jobs often in different sectors of the economy. Associated with inequality: vertical segregation segregation associated with income inequality. Drop of sex segregation, then there is decreasing gender inequality in the workforce. Half of all women would need to change jobs to have an occupational distribution similar to men"s. Employment of men and women tend to be concentrated in different types of occupations.
