Problem:
As a woman, Jane is more likely to receive a subprime mortgage than a man would be. Sociologists would most likely attribute this to the likelihood that Jane has financial priorities other than home ownership. the likelihood that Jane does not really understand the mortgage system and thus did not make the effort to find a better mortgage. women typically being less effective managers of wealth and thus being less desirable borrowers. the ways in which social categories like gender perpetuate inequality.