Question 1

According to government statistics, which category of people had an unemployment rate three times higher than those with college degrees?

Accepted Answer

A) high school graduates 
B) high school dropouts 
C) those with graduate degrees 
D) those in skilled trades 
A) high school graduates 
B) high school dropouts 
C) those with graduate degrees 
D) those in skilled trades

Question 2

The social-conflict approach understands work by

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on how people construct the reality of their lives. 
B) treating society as a system that can rebound from disruptions caused by workplace changes. 
C) emphasizing social inequality. 
D) providing insights about how real people feel about their jobs. 
A) focusing on how people construct the reality of their lives. 
B) treating society as a system that can rebound from disruptions caused by workplace changes. 
C) emphasizing social inequality. 
D) providing insights about how real people feel about their jobs.

Question 3

The most recent technological change to the U.S.economy was

Accepted Answer

A) the Agrarian Revolution. 
B) the Industrial Revolution. 
C) the Information Revolution. 
D) the Union Revolution. 
A) the Agrarian Revolution. 
B) the Industrial Revolution. 
C) the Information Revolution. 
D) the Union Revolution.

Question 4

By 1900, the share of the U.S.labor force working on farms was equaled by the share working in

Accepted Answer

A) retail sales. 
B) service jobs. 
C) computer-based jobs. 
D) industrial jobs. 
A) retail sales. 
B) service jobs. 
C) computer-based jobs. 
D) industrial jobs.

Question 5

Women make up what percentage of the full-time U.S.labor force?

Accepted Answer

A) 42 percent 
B) 52 percent 
C) 62 percent 
D) 72 percent 
A) 42 percent 
B) 52 percent 
C) 62 percent 
D) 72 percent

Question 6

Each year, about how many U.S.workers suffer from a serious accident on the job?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 1,000 
C) 110,000 
D) 1 million 
A) 100 
B) 1,000 
C) 110,000 
D) 1 million

Question 7

A majority of college and university teachers are now

Accepted Answer

A) full-time employees with benefits. 
B) tenured. 
C) under the age of thirty. 
D) part-timers or graduate assistants. 
A) full-time employees with benefits. 
B) tenured. 
C) under the age of thirty. 
D) part-timers or graduate assistants.

Question 8

When people speak of large corporations operating in many countries with more and more products moving from country to country, they are talking about

Accepted Answer

A) globalization. 
B) deindustrialization. 
C) the Information Revolution. 
D) the secondary sector of the economy. 
A) globalization. 
B) deindustrialization. 
C) the Information Revolution. 
D) the secondary sector of the economy.

Question 9

A basic principle of the structural-functional approach is that all social institutions are

Accepted Answer

A) in conflict. 
B) operating separately. 
C) interrelated. 
D) symbolic. 
A) in conflict. 
B) operating separately. 
C) interrelated. 
D) symbolic.

Question 10

Which of the following terms refers to work guided by the principles of efficiency, predictability, uniformity, and automation?

Accepted Answer

A) the temping of the workplace 
B) Marxist alienation 
C) McDonaldization 
D) worker competence 
A) the temping of the workplace 
B) Marxist alienation 
C) McDonaldization 
D) worker competence

According to government statistics, which category of people had an unemployment rate three times higher than those with college degrees?

The social-conflict approach understands work by

The most recent technological change to the U.S.economy was

By 1900, the share of the U.S.labor force working on farms was equaled by the share working in

Women make up what percentage of the full-time U.S.labor force?

Each year, about how many U.S.workers suffer from a serious accident on the job?

A majority of college and university teachers are now

When people speak of large corporations operating in many countries with more and more products moving from country to country, they are talking about

A basic principle of the structural-functional approach is that all social institutions are

Which of the following terms refers to work guided by the principles of efficiency, predictability, uniformity, and automation?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Economic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

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Alcohol and Other Drugs

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Exam 11: Work and the Workplace

According to government statistics, which category of people had an unemployment rate three times higher than those with college degrees?

The social-conflict approach understands work by

The most recent technological change to the U.S.economy was

By 1900, the share of the U.S.labor force working on farms was equaled by the share working in

Women make up what percentage of the full-time U.S.labor force?

Each year, about how many U.S.workers suffer from a serious accident on the job?

A majority of college and university teachers are now

When people speak of large corporations operating in many countries with more and more products moving from country to country, they are talking about

A basic principle of the structural-functional approach is that all social institutions are

Which of the following terms refers to work guided by the principles of efficiency, predictability, uniformity, and automation?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Economic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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