Chat with AIExam 12: Politics and the Economy
Define and give examples of the terms unemployment, underemployment, and discouraged workers.
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VerifiedCorrect answer varies but should include unemployment defined as being economically active and in the labor force (e.g., not retired), able and willing to work, and seeking employment but unable to find a job. Many Americans must also cope with the problem of underemployment (Dooley and Prause 2009). This involves (a) being in jobs that are not up to one’s training and ability, such as a college professor driving a taxi at night; (b) being an involuntary part-time worker; that is, working part-time because one cannot find full-time work; or (c) working in jobs that are not fully occupying, such as in a seasonal industry such as agriculture, where work slows down dramatically or disappears in the off-season. The statistics on unemployment understate the problem of lack of work because they deal only with those who are in the labor force and who are actively seeking work. Another large group of people who are marginally attached to the workforce includes discouraged workers (Heslin, Bell, and Fletcher 2012). To be categorized as such, people must have sought work within the last year or since their last job ended, if that was less than a year previous, and must have not sought work in the last four weeks. Other reasons to be considered marginally attached to the labor force include being prevented from working because of family responsibilities or because of a lack of transportation.
A prosumer can either produce or consume, but they cannot do so at the same time.
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Which one of the following is a criticism of democracies according to your text?
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Discuss the concept of Fordism. When did this emerge and why? Name at least two characteristics of Fordism.
(37) When nongovernmental actors engage in acts of violence targeting noncombatants or private property, they are called ______.
(36) Structural-functionalism answers the question, "Who rules America?" with ______.
(38) The group Boko Haram killed people and kidnapped girls from a school in Nigeria. This is considered ______.
(29) Define the term democracy and discuss the differences between a representative and direct democracy. Include in your discussion the terms citizens and citizenship.
(31) The United States has sponsored dictatorships in other countries.
(39) When a few companies come to dominate the market, this is referred to as ______.
(33) The key development in the emergence of the modern economy was ______.
(36) Who rules the United States according to the structural-functional and conflict perspectives? Include in your discussion the power elite theory and elite pluralism in your response. Include one criticism of each perspective.
(37) The ______ is the social system involved in the production and distribution of goods.
(25) The global political organization that promotes peaceful conflict resolution and has endured since World War II is the ______.
(34) ______ are states that are usually totalitarian and ruled either by a single individual or by a small group of people.
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