Question 1

The manufacturing sector includes all of the following industries EXCEPT

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A) automobiles. 
B) chemicals. 
C) mining. 
D) textiles. 
E) vegetable canning. 
A) automobiles. 
B) chemicals. 
C) mining. 
D) textiles. 
E) vegetable canning.

Question 2

In steel production, American manufacturers became less competitive because of

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A) outdated technology. 
B) outsourcing. 
C) assembly-line techniques. 
D) lack of raw materials. 
E) inability to recruit workers. 
A) outdated technology. 
B) outsourcing. 
C) assembly-line techniques. 
D) lack of raw materials. 
E) inability to recruit workers.

Question 3

Mini-mills are found in the manufacture of

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A) textiles. 
B) chemicals. 
C) autos. 
D) baking products. 
E) steel. 
A) textiles. 
B) chemicals. 
C) autos. 
D) baking products. 
E) steel.

Question 4

According to the text, a desirable manufacturing policy for the United States would emphasize

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A) heightening productivity. 
B) exporting jobs. 
C) reducing wages at home to keep prices low. 
D) reducing the federal expenditures on social programs. 
E) manipulating balance sheets and profit margins. 
A) heightening productivity. 
B) exporting jobs. 
C) reducing wages at home to keep prices low. 
D) reducing the federal expenditures on social programs. 
E) manipulating balance sheets and profit margins.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true about craft workers?

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A) They are skilled workers. 
B) They typically learn their trade through apprenticeship programs. 
C) Many of their unions have historically made efforts to exclude women and minorities. 
D) Automation has affected them more than other factory workers. 
E) Compared with operatives, they have more autonomy over their jobs. 
A) They are skilled workers. 
B) They typically learn their trade through apprenticeship programs. 
C) Many of their unions have historically made efforts to exclude women and minorities. 
D) Automation has affected them more than other factory workers. 
E) Compared with operatives, they have more autonomy over their jobs.

Question 6

According to the text, Italy and Germany have a significant share of specialty textile manufacturing because of

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A) technological innovations. 
B) customized products. 
C) trade associations. 
D) apprenticeship programs. 
E) all of the above 
A) technological innovations. 
B) customized products. 
C) trade associations. 
D) apprenticeship programs. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

What real costs do local communities often assume through negotiations with relocating companies?

Accepted Answer

A) build industrial parks on city-owned property. 
B) under funding for local social services. 
C) company's tax cuts (lower local revenues) and subsidized utilities. 
D) build additional local infrastructure (such as streets, sewers). 
E) all of the above. 
A) build industrial parks on city-owned property. 
B) under funding for local social services. 
C) company's tax cuts (lower local revenues) and subsidized utilities. 
D) build additional local infrastructure (such as streets, sewers). 
E) all of the above.

Question 8

The extractive sector employs relatively few workers because of

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A) the sector's high productivity. 
B) the relative unattractiveness of farm work. 
C) tight immigration laws. 
D) stiff international competition. 
E) federal price supports. 
A) the sector's high productivity. 
B) the relative unattractiveness of farm work. 
C) tight immigration laws. 
D) stiff international competition. 
E) federal price supports.

Question 9

Technological development has affected the demand for many types of workers.An exception is

Accepted Answer

A) construction workers. 
B) steel workers. 
C) assembly line workers. 
D) miners. 
E) textile workers. 
A) construction workers. 
B) steel workers. 
C) assembly line workers. 
D) miners. 
E) textile workers.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT classified as an extractive industry?

Accepted Answer

A) fishing 
B) mining 
C) agriculture 
D) textiles 
E) forestry 
A) fishing 
B) mining 
C) agriculture 
D) textiles 
E) forestry

The manufacturing sector includes all of the following industries EXCEPT

In steel production, American manufacturers became less competitive because of

Mini-mills are found in the manufacture of

According to the text, a desirable manufacturing policy for the United States would emphasize

Which of the following is NOT true about craft workers?

According to the text, Italy and Germany have a significant share of specialty textile manufacturing because of

What real costs do local communities often assume through negotiations with relocating companies?

The extractive sector employs relatively few workers because of

Technological development has affected the demand for many types of workers.An exception is

Which of the following is NOT classified as an extractive industry?

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Exam 8: From Field, Mine, and Factory

The manufacturing sector includes all of the following industries EXCEPT

In steel production, American manufacturers became less competitive because of

Mini-mills are found in the manufacture of

According to the text, a desirable manufacturing policy for the United States would emphasize

Which of the following is NOT true about craft workers?

According to the text, Italy and Germany have a significant share of specialty textile manufacturing because of

What real costs do local communities often assume through negotiations with relocating companies?

The extractive sector employs relatively few workers because of

Technological development has affected the demand for many types of workers.An exception is

Which of the following is NOT classified as an extractive industry?

Foundations

Studying the World of Work

Meaningful Work

Class, Race, and Gender

Work and Family

Collective Responses to Work

Technology and Organization

The High-Tech Revolution

Services

Professions and Professionals

Managers

Administrative Support and Sales

Marginal Jobs

The World of the Large Corporation

Globalization

The Future of Work

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