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"The reason that gender segregation of occupations exists is because it works. Apart from fairness - which is another question - work has to be divided among the population somehow. Division of labor by sex/gender is the way that people around the world have chosen to do so throughout history." Such a statement is most likely to be made by which type of theorist? Structural Functionalist Conflict Theorist Symbolic Interactionist Gender Theorist {Ans: Structural Functionalist}__________ can be described as negative, simplified generalizations about a group, whereas __________ involves actions that harm individuals. Stereotyping; prejudice Prejudice; stereotyping Stereotyping; discrimination Discrimination; prejudice {Ans: Stereotyping; discrimination}According to your class text, many important social thinkers were excluded from the mainstream sociological perspective because they were _____________________________. too progressive young and inexperienced uneducated women or racial minorities {Ans: women or racial minorities}According to your reading entitled "Color-Blind Privilege," the notion of colorblindness is problematic because it ______________. Denies the structural basis by which whites are privileged and others are not Ignores the racism practiced by non-white groups Ignores the role of gender in inequality is discriminatory towards whites {Ans: Denies the structural basis by which whites are privileged and others are