Question 1

Before the collapse of the Soviet Union and its socialist allies in Eastern Europe, nearly one third of the world's population lived in ______ countries.

Accepted Answer

A) industrialist 
B) communist 
C) capitalist 
D) socialist 
A) industrialist 
B) communist 
C) capitalist 
D) socialist

Question 2

Discuss the rise of the credit industry in the United States and the present-day consumer's relationship to debt.

Accepted Answer

Consumption continued to rise during wag

Question 3

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is true of emotional laborers?

Accepted Answer

A) They are not allowed to suppress negative feelings, particularly when poor behavior on the part of a customer evokes frustration. 
B) Their physical strength is the most important part of their work. 
C) Their labor has no exchange value. 
D) They are alienated from their emotional lives. 
A) They are not allowed to suppress negative feelings, particularly when poor behavior on the part of a customer evokes frustration. 
B) Their physical strength is the most important part of their work. 
C) Their labor has no exchange value. 
D) They are alienated from their emotional lives.

Question 4

Explain the difference between deep and shallow economic integration in a global economy and illustrate each with a detailed example.

Accepted Answer

Varies.Shallow integration: single produ

Question 5

Although work in the manufacturing sector has declined, it still makes up about a third of the total labor market in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is true of the global market for labor?

Accepted Answer

A) Corporate executive salaries have increased. 
B) The global wage is higher than U.S.workers are accustomed to receiving for virtually any job. 
C) It does not include professional and technical occupations. 
D) Companies are becoming less likely to relocate jobs in search of lower labor costs. 
A) Corporate executive salaries have increased. 
B) The global wage is higher than U.S.workers are accustomed to receiving for virtually any job. 
C) It does not include professional and technical occupations. 
D) Companies are becoming less likely to relocate jobs in search of lower labor costs.

Question 7

The replacement of human labor with machines is called which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) mass production 
B) automation 
C) flexible production 
D) offshoring 
A) mass production 
B) automation 
C) flexible production 
D) offshoring

Question 8

A craftsman who makes baskets at home engages in a(n) ______ industry.

Accepted Answer

A) subsistence 
B) machine 
C) agricultural 
D) cottage 
A) subsistence 
B) machine 
C) agricultural 
D) cottage

Question 9

By 1960, what percentage of the U.S.workers labored in agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 8% 
C) 27% 
D) 49% 
A) 1% 
B) 8% 
C) 27% 
D) 49%

Question 10

Which of the following is true of George Ritzer's concept of the means of consumption?

Accepted Answer

A) It rejects Marx's concept. 
B) It distinguishes between the end product and the means of production that allows us to obtain the good. 
C) It asserts that consumption is devoid of spontaneity, spirituality, or surprise. 
D) It is a modern instrument of control not of the consumer, but of the worker. 
A) It rejects Marx's concept. 
B) It distinguishes between the end product and the means of production that allows us to obtain the good. 
C) It asserts that consumption is devoid of spontaneity, spirituality, or surprise. 
D) It is a modern instrument of control not of the consumer, but of the worker.

Question 11

In 2017, the average CEO pay was ______ times the annual average pay of their workers.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 27 
C) 127 
D) 271 
A) 10 
B) 27 
C) 127 
D) 271

Question 12

Microsoft's use of "permatemps" is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) automation 
B) outsourcing 
C) offshoring 
D) "just-in-time" delivery systems 
A) automation 
B) outsourcing 
C) offshoring 
D) "just-in-time" delivery systems

Question 13

The passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 prompted an increase in ______.

Accepted Answer

A) manufacturing 
B) privatization 
C) unionization 
D) automation 
A) manufacturing 
B) privatization 
C) unionization 
D) automation

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the industrial laborer today?

Accepted Answer

A) The industrial laborer is more likely to belong to a union. 
B) The industrial laborer is more likely to have appreciable job security. 
C) The industrial laborer is more likely to have experienced a decline in wages and benefits. 
D) The industrial laborer is more likely to be a member of the middle class. 
A) The industrial laborer is more likely to belong to a union. 
B) The industrial laborer is more likely to have appreciable job security. 
C) The industrial laborer is more likely to have experienced a decline in wages and benefits. 
D) The industrial laborer is more likely to be a member of the middle class.

Question 15

What step did Henry Ford take to improve opportunities for workers on his Model T assembly line?

Accepted Answer

A) He paid his workers $5 a day. 
B) He offered workers a pension. 
C) He offered maternity and paternity leave. 
D) He offered continuing education classes. 
A) He paid his workers $5 a day. 
B) He offered workers a pension. 
C) He offered maternity and paternity leave. 
D) He offered continuing education classes.

Question 16

Which of the following is the social institution that organizes the way society produces, distributes, and consumes goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A) the stock market 
B) the economy 
C) the government 
D) the military-industrial complex 
A) the stock market 
B) the economy 
C) the government 
D) the military-industrial complex

Question 17

In 1810, what percentage of the U.S.workforce worked in agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) 84% 
B) 60% 
C) 48% 
D) 17% 
A) 84% 
B) 60% 
C) 48% 
D) 17%

Question 18

Which of the following was a consequence of scientific management?

Accepted Answer

A) Workers were de-skilled and more vulnerable to layoffs. 
B) Productivity decreased. 
C) Factory managers lost control of the production process. 
D) Workers became more difficult to replace. 
A) Workers were de-skilled and more vulnerable to layoffs. 
B) Productivity decreased. 
C) Factory managers lost control of the production process. 
D) Workers became more difficult to replace.

Question 19

The formal economy has declined in importance since the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following are economically productive activities that do not result directly in physical products?

Accepted Answer

A) goods 
B) services 
C) interests 
D) stocks 
A) goods 
B) services 
C) interests 
D) stocks

Before the collapse of the Soviet Union and its socialist allies in Eastern Europe, nearly one third of the world's population lived in ______ countries.

Discuss the rise of the credit industry in the United States and the present-day consumer's relationship to debt.

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is true of emotional laborers?

Explain the difference between deep and shallow economic integration in a global economy and illustrate each with a detailed example.

Although work in the manufacturing sector has declined, it still makes up about a third of the total labor market in the United States.

Which of the following is true of the global market for labor?

The replacement of human labor with machines is called which of the following?

A craftsman who makes baskets at home engages in a(n) ______ industry.

By 1960, what percentage of the U.S.workers labored in agriculture?

Which of the following is true of George Ritzer's concept of the means of consumption?

In 2017, the average CEO pay was ______ times the annual average pay of their workers.

Microsoft's use of "permatemps" is an example of ______.

The passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 prompted an increase in ______.

Which of the following is true of the industrial laborer today?

What step did Henry Ford take to improve opportunities for workers on his Model T assembly line?

Which of the following is the social institution that organizes the way society produces, distributes, and consumes goods and services?

In 1810, what percentage of the U.S.workforce worked in agriculture?

Which of the following was a consequence of scientific management?

The formal economy has declined in importance since the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following are economically productive activities that do not result directly in physical products?

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Exam 15: Work, Consumption, and the Economy

Before the collapse of the Soviet Union and its socialist allies in Eastern Europe, nearly one third of the world's population lived in ______ countries.

Discuss the rise of the credit industry in the United States and the present-day consumer's relationship to debt.

According to Arlie Hochschild, which of the following is true of emotional laborers?

Explain the difference between deep and shallow economic integration in a global economy and illustrate each with a detailed example.

Although work in the manufacturing sector has declined, it still makes up about a third of the total labor market in the United States.

Which of the following is true of the global market for labor?

The replacement of human labor with machines is called which of the following?

A craftsman who makes baskets at home engages in a(n) ______ industry.

By 1960, what percentage of the U.S.workers labored in agriculture?

Which of the following is true of George Ritzer's concept of the means of consumption?

In 2017, the average CEO pay was ______ times the annual average pay of their workers.

Microsoft's use of "permatemps" is an example of ______.

The passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 prompted an increase in ______.

Which of the following is true of the industrial laborer today?

What step did Henry Ford take to improve opportunities for workers on his Model T assembly line?

Which of the following is the social institution that organizes the way society produces, distributes, and consumes goods and services?

In 1810, what percentage of the U.S.workforce worked in agriculture?

Which of the following was a consequence of scientific management?

The formal economy has declined in importance since the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following are economically productive activities that do not result directly in physical products?

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Culture and Mass Media

Socialization and Social Interaction

Groups, Organizations, and Bureaucracies

Deviance and Social Control

Social Class and Inequality in the United States

Global Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality

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Gender and Society

Families and Society

Education and Society

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The State, War, and Terror

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

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