Question
Mary Rodale studied discrimination against women plumbers. She hypothesized that individuals who believe strongly in traditional sex roles would be more discriminatory than individuals who showed strong non-traditional sex roles. She contacted 100 individual homeowners who planned to hire a plumber. She offered each subject six possible plumbers to choose from. The plumbers had varying levels of experience and training and charged different rates. One of the six was a woman and the other five were men. Every single homeowner who believed strongly in traditional sex roles chose a male. All those who believed in non-traditional sex roles ignored gender and chose on the basis of skill and price alone. What is the null hypothesis for the study?
A Traditionalist homeowners are more likely to discriminate against women who are plumbers.
B Men and women both discriminate against women plumbers.
C There is no discrimination by homeowners against women plumbers.
D Regardless of sex role values, all homeowners discriminate against women plumbers.
This question is taken from Sociology 5313 – Research Methods and Design » Fall 2021 » Quiz 5
