Soc 100 Incidents of Inequality

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SOC 100 Incidents of Inequality Instructions: After researching the incidents of inequality, please answer the following questions for each scenario. Scenario #1: _____Gender__________ discrimination. 1) Summarize the incident. This took place in a place of business where the woman did not get the job or was questioned about having children at home and made to feel guilty about leaving her children so that she could work. 2) How might this situation affect the victim? This could make the victim question their thought about going out and getting a job. It could leaving this person feeling guilty and unsure about pursuing a career. 3) How might it affect the offending person or institution? The institution could be taken to court and sued by the person applying and the other women who may already be working. They may also lose clients due to the bad publicity. 4) How do situations like this affect society as a whole? Places like this may it hard for single mothers in need of work. It also makes it hard for companies who are in dire need of people to work and are scared to apply because they fear being rejected. Scenario # 2: ________Age__________ discrimination. 1) Summarize the incident. This happen when older people are forced to retire from a job or are not hired because of their age. 2) How might this situation affect the victim? This may make the person depressed and no longer important. It could lead to things such as suicide or people going into nursing homes . 3) How might it affect the offending person or institution? There is really nothing that can be done to the person since the institution may have something in their employment policies that say what age is best preferred for the job. For example if the job calls for the employee to be able to lift 75-90 pounds it would not be good for an 80 year old man to be lifting
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