01:220:375 - Women and the Economy

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Rutgers University-New Brunswick

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Description and analysis of women's economic status. Theories of discrimination against women in the labor market, including neoclassical, institutional, and Marxian. Women's work in the home analyzed from three perspectives: household utility maximization, patriarchy, and a sex-gender system. Application of theories to case studies. Prerequisites: 01:220:203, 322.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rutgers.edu/

Phone Number:

(732) 932-1766

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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