Question

Some feminist scholars argue that the gendered selection of college majors is one important contributor to the gender pay gap. How does your text explain why men and women tend to select such different majors in college?

Answer 1

Women disproportionately select majors associated with caring and nurturing due to gender-typed socialization.

Step-by-step explanation:

Gender-typed socialization is described as one of the cognitive processes through which a child tends to learn or become aware of his or her gender and therefore behaves suitably by adapting certain attributes and values related to members of the same sex or the sex in which he or she has identified oneself. A child learns about social behaviors, expectations, and attitudes.