Question 1

According to the text, a principal difference between Karl Marx and Max Weber
Was that

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A) Marx argued that there would ultimately be four classes. 
B) Weber believed that there would be a middle class that controlled some power. 
C) Marx was concerned about political power and inherited social status. 
D) Weber was concerned only about who controlled the means of production. 
E) Weber did not discuss wage earners at all. 
A) Marx argued that there would ultimately be four classes. 
B) Weber believed that there would be a middle class that controlled some power. 
C) Marx was concerned about political power and inherited social status. 
D) Weber was concerned only about who controlled the means of production. 
E) Weber did not discuss wage earners at all.

Question 2

Intergenerational social mobility occurs when

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A) a worker moves from one employer to another. 
B) employers hire whites and members of minority groups equally. 
C) a worker pursues an occupation different from that of their parents. 
D) a worker's earnings are based on job performance. 
E) both a and b 
A) a worker moves from one employer to another. 
B) employers hire whites and members of minority groups equally. 
C) a worker pursues an occupation different from that of their parents. 
D) a worker's earnings are based on job performance. 
E) both a and b

Question 3

Women aged 16-24 are especially likely to be

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A) paid below the federal minimum wage. 
B) employed in the skilled trades. 
C) uninterested in two-year and four-year college degrees. 
D) unaffected by gender-typing of jobs. 
E) unaffected by comparable worth discrimination. 
A) paid below the federal minimum wage. 
B) employed in the skilled trades. 
C) uninterested in two-year and four-year college degrees. 
D) unaffected by gender-typing of jobs. 
E) unaffected by comparable worth discrimination.

Question 4

Affirmative Action among government contractors began as a result of:

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A) the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
B) the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
C) a Supreme Court decision. 
D) desegregation in the Armed Forces. 
E) an executive order issued by President Johnson. 
A) the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
B) the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. 
C) a Supreme Court decision. 
D) desegregation in the Armed Forces. 
E) an executive order issued by President Johnson.

Question 5

Because of recent court decisions and referenda, affirmative action is today increasingly focused on

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A) African-Americans and Latinos. 
B) job quotas. 
C) hiring goals. 
D) active recruitment of women and minority applicants. 
E) both b and c 
A) African-Americans and Latinos. 
B) job quotas. 
C) hiring goals. 
D) active recruitment of women and minority applicants. 
E) both b and c

Question 6

Class, race, and gender are each examples of

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A) an employment barrier 
B) lawfully prohibited bases for discrimination 
C) master social status 
D) disadvantaged status 
E) minority groups 
A) an employment barrier 
B) lawfully prohibited bases for discrimination 
C) master social status 
D) disadvantaged status 
E) minority groups

Question 7

The practice of hiring only one minority group member to work in an office is called

Accepted Answer

A) affirmative action. 
B) the quota system. 
C) tokenism. 
D) the glass ceiling. 
E) discrimination. 
A) affirmative action. 
B) the quota system. 
C) tokenism. 
D) the glass ceiling. 
E) discrimination.

Question 8

An important obstacle to eliminating sexual harassment is

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A) lack of interest in the issue by feminist organizations. 
B) inability to file lawsuits for legal remedies. 
C) differing definitions of the situation by the workers and managers involved. 
D) overemphasis on the issue by managers. 
E) lack of serious social consequences for the workers who have been harassed. 
A) lack of interest in the issue by feminist organizations. 
B) inability to file lawsuits for legal remedies. 
C) differing definitions of the situation by the workers and managers involved. 
D) overemphasis on the issue by managers. 
E) lack of serious social consequences for the workers who have been harassed.

Question 9

According to Hodson and Sullivan, which of the bases of discrimination in hiring, pay, and promotions no longer plays a prominent role?

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A) tokenism 
B) stereotypic 
C) subjective criteria 
D) formal/legal discrimination 
E) discrimination based on marriage and family responsibilities 
A) tokenism 
B) stereotypic 
C) subjective criteria 
D) formal/legal discrimination 
E) discrimination based on marriage and family responsibilities

Question 10

The fact that an advanced industrial society can support a middle class is most consistent with the work of

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A) Karl Marx. 
B) Max Weber. 
C) Barbara Reskin. 
D) Charles Tilly. 
E) C.Wright Mills. 
A) Karl Marx. 
B) Max Weber. 
C) Barbara Reskin. 
D) Charles Tilly. 
E) C.Wright Mills.

Question 11

Statistical discrimination is based upon

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A) stereotyping. 
B) inadequate assessment of applicants' qualifications. 
C) knowledge of an applicant's group membership. 
D) knowledge of the average qualifications of a group. 
E) a, b, c, and d 
A) stereotyping. 
B) inadequate assessment of applicants' qualifications. 
C) knowledge of an applicant's group membership. 
D) knowledge of the average qualifications of a group. 
E) a, b, c, and d

Question 12

Which of the following is accurate regarding women and minority representation in various occupations?

Accepted Answer

A) Women are underrepresented in professional jobs. 
B) Blacks are overrepresented in craft occupations. 
C) Both women and blacks are overrepresented in service jobs. 
D) Neither women nor blacks are underrepresented in skilled crafts. 
E) Women and minorities are proportionately represented in all occupations. 
A) Women are underrepresented in professional jobs. 
B) Blacks are overrepresented in craft occupations. 
C) Both women and blacks are overrepresented in service jobs. 
D) Neither women nor blacks are underrepresented in skilled crafts. 
E) Women and minorities are proportionately represented in all occupations.

Question 13

The historical or cultural pattern of assigning certain groups to perform certain
Work is called

Accepted Answer

A) intergenerational mobility. 
B) downward mobility. 
C) the cultural division of labor. 
D) the glass ceiling. 
E) white backlash. 
A) intergenerational mobility. 
B) downward mobility. 
C) the cultural division of labor. 
D) the glass ceiling. 
E) white backlash.

Question 14

Occupational steering is a mechanism that can reinforce

Accepted Answer

A) occupational segregation 
B) comparable worth 
C) the cultural division of labor 
D) both a and c 
E) both b and c 
A) occupational segregation 
B) comparable worth 
C) the cultural division of labor 
D) both a and c 
E) both b and c

Question 15

Gender differences in employment are probably not due to

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination. 
B) geographic moves that favor the husband's career. 
C) gender-typing of some occupations. 
D) lower educational attainment of women workers. 
E) the socialization of women. 
A) discrimination. 
B) geographic moves that favor the husband's career. 
C) gender-typing of some occupations. 
D) lower educational attainment of women workers. 
E) the socialization of women.

Question 16

Mr.Ostrowski's suggestion to Malcolm X that he become a carpenter instead of a lawyer is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) pragmatic job counseling. 
B) occupational guidance. 
C) occupational steering. 
D) early job socialization. 
E) lateral mobility. 
A) pragmatic job counseling. 
B) occupational guidance. 
C) occupational steering. 
D) early job socialization. 
E) lateral mobility.

Question 17

The legal basis for the elimination of employment discrimination is

Accepted Answer

A) the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution. 
B) the bill of rights. 
C) Title VII of the U.S.Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
D) the Executive Order of 1962. 
E) Brown v.Board of Education. 
A) the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution. 
B) the bill of rights. 
C) Title VII of the U.S.Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
D) the Executive Order of 1962. 
E) Brown v.Board of Education.

Question 18

An unintended consequence of affirmative action has been:

Accepted Answer

A) a decline in sexual harassment 
B) elimination of glass ceilings 
C) a decline in tokenism 
D) more openness and rigor in job decisions 
E) a negative impact on the economy as a whole 
A) a decline in sexual harassment 
B) elimination of glass ceilings 
C) a decline in tokenism 
D) more openness and rigor in job decisions 
E) a negative impact on the economy as a whole

Question 19

Jim has changed jobs every five years, each time moving to a new employer in a position of greater responsibility and with a larger paycheck.Jim's work history could be described as

Accepted Answer

A) breaking the glass ceiling. 
B) intergenerational social mobility. 
C) intragenerational social mobility. 
D) downward mobility. 
E) an opportunity structure. 
A) breaking the glass ceiling. 
B) intergenerational social mobility. 
C) intragenerational social mobility. 
D) downward mobility. 
E) an opportunity structure.

Question 20

People with access to only the last-skilled and most insecure jobs may be called the

Accepted Answer

A) middle class. 
B) marginalized middle. 
C) price makers. 
D) underclass. 
E) upwardly mobile. 
A) middle class. 
B) marginalized middle. 
C) price makers. 
D) underclass. 
E) upwardly mobile.

According to the text, a principal difference between Karl Marx and Max Weber Was that

Intergenerational social mobility occurs when

Women aged 16-24 are especially likely to be

Affirmative Action among government contractors began as a result of:

Because of recent court decisions and referenda, affirmative action is today increasingly focused on

Class, race, and gender are each examples of

The practice of hiring only one minority group member to work in an office is called

An important obstacle to eliminating sexual harassment is

According to Hodson and Sullivan, which of the bases of discrimination in hiring, pay, and promotions no longer plays a prominent role?

The fact that an advanced industrial society can support a middle class is most consistent with the work of

Statistical discrimination is based upon

Which of the following is accurate regarding women and minority representation in various occupations?

The historical or cultural pattern of assigning certain groups to perform certain Work is called

Occupational steering is a mechanism that can reinforce

Gender differences in employment are probably not due to

Mr.Ostrowski's suggestion to Malcolm X that he become a carpenter instead of a lawyer is an example of

The legal basis for the elimination of employment discrimination is

An unintended consequence of affirmative action has been:

Jim has changed jobs every five years, each time moving to a new employer in a position of greater responsibility and with a larger paycheck.Jim's work history could be described as

People with access to only the last-skilled and most insecure jobs may be called the

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Exam 4: Class, Race, and Gender

According to the text, a principal difference between Karl Marx and Max Weber Was that

Intergenerational social mobility occurs when

Women aged 16-24 are especially likely to be

Affirmative Action among government contractors began as a result of:

Because of recent court decisions and referenda, affirmative action is today increasingly focused on

Class, race, and gender are each examples of

The practice of hiring only one minority group member to work in an office is called

An important obstacle to eliminating sexual harassment is

According to Hodson and Sullivan, which of the bases of discrimination in hiring, pay, and promotions no longer plays a prominent role?

The fact that an advanced industrial society can support a middle class is most consistent with the work of

Statistical discrimination is based upon

Which of the following is accurate regarding women and minority representation in various occupations?

The historical or cultural pattern of assigning certain groups to perform certain Work is called

Occupational steering is a mechanism that can reinforce

Gender differences in employment are probably not due to

Mr.Ostrowski's suggestion to Malcolm X that he become a carpenter instead of a lawyer is an example of

The legal basis for the elimination of employment discrimination is

An unintended consequence of affirmative action has been:

Jim has changed jobs every five years, each time moving to a new employer in a position of greater responsibility and with a larger paycheck.Jim's work history could be described as

People with access to only the last-skilled and most insecure jobs may be called the

Foundations

Studying the World of Work

Meaningful Work

Work and Family

Collective Responses to Work

Technology and Organization

From Field, Mine, and Factory

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

Filters