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household work strategy — In essence, the division of labour between members of a household, whether implicit or the result of explicit decision making, with the alternatives weighed up in a simplified type of cost benefit analysis . It is a plan for the relative… … Dictionary of sociology
Household — The household is the basic unit of analysis in many social, microeconomic and government models. The term refers to all individuals who live in the same dwelling.Most economic models do not address whether the members of a household are a family… … Wikipedia
economic life, sociology of — The fundamental problem in economics is to explain how the limited productive resources and effort of a society are allocated among the wide range of alternative uses to which they might be put. Conventional economic theory seeks to address this… … Dictionary of sociology
unemployment — The state of being unable to sell one s labour power in the labour market despite being willing to do so. In practice, unemployment is difficult to identify and measure, because willingness to be employed is partly affected by the extent and… … Dictionary of sociology
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
Martha Chen — Martha Alter Chen Born Martha Alter February 9, 1944 (1944 02 09) (age 67) Alma mater University of Pennsylvania Occupation academic Martha Alter Chen (Marty) (born Fe … Wikipedia
Male–female income disparity in the United States — Main article: Gender pay gap Median weekly earnings of full time wage and salary workers, by sex, race, and ethnicity, 2009.[1] Male–female income diference, also referred to as the gender gap in earnings in t … Wikipedia
Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo — As of the 1990s, women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then Zaire) had not attained a position of full equality with men. Although the Mobutu regime has paid lip service to the important role of women in society and although women enjoy… … Wikipedia
Sex-selective abortion and infanticide — Sex selective abortion is the targeted abortion of a fetus based upon its sex. This is done after a determination is made (usually by ultrasound but also rarely by amniocentesis or another procedure) that the fetus is of an undesired sex. Sex… … Wikipedia
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
