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Which of these statements does not reflect the conventional position in class analysis ?

Correct answer: B. women's pay is often essential to the family's economic position

  • A. class inequalities govern gender stratification
  • B. women's pay is often essential to the family's economic position
  • C. women's paid work is not as significant as that of men
  • D. women should be seen as being the same class as their husbands/partners

Explanation

Conventional class analysis has often treated women's paid work as secondary or less significant than men's, although feminist analysis challenges this view. Women's earnings may nevertheless be essential to household survival.

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