Question 1

Ethical issues are most likely to be posed by

Accepted Answer

A) a sample that does not represent the population. 
B) a study with experimenter bias. 
C) a study with response error. 
D) a covert study. 
E) an establishment study. 
A) a sample that does not represent the population. 
B) a study with experimenter bias. 
C) a study with response error. 
D) a covert study. 
E) an establishment study. D

Question 2

The relative disadvantage of sample surveys is

Accepted Answer

A) response error. 
B) lack of reliability. 
C) lack of generalizability. 
D) experimenter bias. 
E) interviewer fatigue. 
A) response error. 
B) lack of reliability. 
C) lack of generalizability. 
D) experimenter bias. 
E) interviewer fatigue. A

Question 3

Characteristics of work that are hard to measure often involve

Accepted Answer

A) experimental bias. 
B) the Hawthorne Effect. 
C) both objective and subjective elements. 
D) official labor force statistics. 
E) sample surveys. 
A) experimental bias. 
B) the Hawthorne Effect. 
C) both objective and subjective elements. 
D) official labor force statistics. 
E) sample surveys. C

Question 4

Vivian is a college sophomore.She takes four courses at her college, which qualifies her for full-time status at the college.She also works 20 hours a week as a cashier at the Student Union.How is she classified in terms of the labor force?

Accepted Answer

A) She is NILF because she is a full-time student. 
B) She is in the labor force, but she is not counted as employed because she is a part-time worker. 
C) She is in the labor force and she is employed. 
D) Her classification depends upon whether she is younger than 18 years or older than 18 years. 
E) Her classification depends upon whether she wants to work full-time or not. 
A) She is NILF because she is a full-time student. 
B) She is in the labor force, but she is not counted as employed because she is a part-time worker. 
C) She is in the labor force and she is employed. 
D) Her classification depends upon whether she is younger than 18 years or older than 18 years. 
E) Her classification depends upon whether she wants to work full-time or not.

Question 5

The Standard Occupational Classification consists of

Accepted Answer

A) major groups. 
B) minor groups. 
C) broad occupations. 
D) detailed occupations. 
E) all of the above 
A) major groups. 
B) minor groups. 
C) broad occupations. 
D) detailed occupations. 
E) all of the above

Question 6

Sociologists who study work use as their unit of analysis
All of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the labor force. 
B) the worker. 
C) occupations. 
D) income tax returns. 
E) unions. 
A) the labor force. 
B) the worker. 
C) occupations. 
D) income tax returns. 
E) unions.

Question 7

According to the textbook (Chapter 2), in what order should we read the parts of a
Table?

Accepted Answer

A) entries; headline and source note; left-hand column ("stub") and column headings; footnotes 
B) entries; left-hand column ("stub") and column headings; footnotes and source note; headline 
C) headline; left-hand column ("stub") and column headings; footnotes and source note; entries 
D) headline; left-hand column ("stub") and source note; column headings; footnotes 
E) footnotes and source note; entries; left-hand column ("stub") and column headings; headline 
A) entries; headline and source note; left-hand column ("stub") and column headings; footnotes 
B) entries; left-hand column ("stub") and column headings; footnotes and source note; headline 
C) headline; left-hand column ("stub") and column headings; footnotes and source note; entries 
D) headline; left-hand column ("stub") and source note; column headings; footnotes 
E) footnotes and source note; entries; left-hand column ("stub") and column headings; headline

Question 8

A sociologist wants to know how satisfied workers at Company X are with their jobs.She goes to personnel records to find out how many years each worker has been with the company as an indicator of how satisfied they must be.One benefit of her method is that later researchers can easily use her method to produce the same data and results.A colleague argues with her, however, that years with the company is not an accurate measure of job satisfaction.The sociologist's method might be said to be

Accepted Answer

A) reliable and valid. 
B) reliable but not valid. 
C) valid and generalizable. 
D) valid but not reliable. 
E) neither valid nor reliable. 
A) reliable and valid. 
B) reliable but not valid. 
C) valid and generalizable. 
D) valid but not reliable. 
E) neither valid nor reliable.

Question 9

Why does the government measure unemployment through the Current Population
Survey?

Accepted Answer

A) The government needs to know how many people will apply for unemployment compensation benefits. 
B) The government needs to know how many people should pay income tax. 
C) Private employers do not care about unemployment, and so no private-sector firm would collect unemployment data. 
D) The level of unemployment is an indicator of the overall health of the economy. 
E) Unemployment is too rare an event to be measured by the census. 
A) The government needs to know how many people will apply for unemployment compensation benefits. 
B) The government needs to know how many people should pay income tax. 
C) Private employers do not care about unemployment, and so no private-sector firm would collect unemployment data. 
D) The level of unemployment is an indicator of the overall health of the economy. 
E) Unemployment is too rare an event to be measured by the census.

Question 10

What do occupational classifications identify?

Accepted Answer

A) the products a worker helps to produce 
B) blue-collar, white-collar, or pink-collar work 
C) the kind of work a worker does 
D) for whom a worker works (for example, her/himself, a small firm, a multinational company, etc.) 
E) how much training a worker has 
A) the products a worker helps to produce 
B) blue-collar, white-collar, or pink-collar work 
C) the kind of work a worker does 
D) for whom a worker works (for example, her/himself, a small firm, a multinational company, etc.) 
E) how much training a worker has

Question 11

Which of the following correctly distinguishes case studies
From ethnographies?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnographies are usually more limited in time, space, and types of data collected than case studies. 
B) Case studies are usually done covertly; ethnographies usually require cooperation from management. 
C) Ethnographies collect more varied types of data than case studies. 
D) Case studies require participant-observation, while ethnographies can be done through participant-observation or nonparticipant-observation. 
E) Case studies are unable to take the worker's perspective into account. 
A) Ethnographies are usually more limited in time, space, and types of data collected than case studies. 
B) Case studies are usually done covertly; ethnographies usually require cooperation from management. 
C) Ethnographies collect more varied types of data than case studies. 
D) Case studies require participant-observation, while ethnographies can be done through participant-observation or nonparticipant-observation. 
E) Case studies are unable to take the worker's perspective into account.

Question 12

The U.S.government definition of "unemployed" includes those who

Accepted Answer

A) are temporarily not working because of illness, but hold a job. 
B) are without a job but are actively searching for employment. 
C) are over the age of 16 and who are not working at least 5 hours per week. 
D) volunteer fewer than 20 hours per week. 
E) work unpaid 15 hours or more in a family business. 
A) are temporarily not working because of illness, but hold a job. 
B) are without a job but are actively searching for employment. 
C) are over the age of 16 and who are not working at least 5 hours per week. 
D) volunteer fewer than 20 hours per week. 
E) work unpaid 15 hours or more in a family business.

Question 13

A labor force participation rate of 60% means that

Accepted Answer

A) 60% of the people who want jobs have found them. 
B) 60% of the target population is either employed or unemployed. 
C) the unemployment rate is 40%. 
D) only 10% of women are at work. 
E) people are working at only 60% of their maximum efficiency. 
A) 60% of the people who want jobs have found them. 
B) 60% of the target population is either employed or unemployed. 
C) the unemployment rate is 40%. 
D) only 10% of women are at work. 
E) people are working at only 60% of their maximum efficiency.

Question 14

An establishment can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) a production site. 
B) a firm. 
C) a company. 
D) a conglomerate. 
E) a subsidiary. 
A) a production site. 
B) a firm. 
C) a company. 
D) a conglomerate. 
E) a subsidiary.

Question 15

Two standards for evaluating the quality of data are

Accepted Answer

A) skewness and deviation. 
B) observation and surveying. 
C) validity and reliability. 
D) sample and population. 
E) clarity and proportion. 
A) skewness and deviation. 
B) observation and surveying. 
C) validity and reliability. 
D) sample and population. 
E) clarity and proportion.

Question 16

A good survey includes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) valid questions. 
B) a representative set of respondents. 
C) minimal response error. 
D) reliable questions. 
E) experimenter bias. 
A) valid questions. 
B) a representative set of respondents. 
C) minimal response error. 
D) reliable questions. 
E) experimenter bias.

Question 17

Ester Reiter's ethnography of Burger King (in Chapter 2) found that making
Hamburgers was a favorite task of the workers because

Accepted Answer

A) it was mechanized. 
B) it eliminated social interaction with other employees. 
C) it allowed workers some minimal discretion. 
D) it was the major product of the fast food restaurant. 
E) they had learned this task at home. 
A) it was mechanized. 
B) it eliminated social interaction with other employees. 
C) it allowed workers some minimal discretion. 
D) it was the major product of the fast food restaurant. 
E) they had learned this task at home.

Question 18

A research technique that studies one establishment through the use of interviews,
Documents, and other materials is called

Accepted Answer

A) a sample survey. 
B) a work history. 
C) an establishment survey. 
D) a case study. 
E) a non-participant observation. 
A) a sample survey. 
B) a work history. 
C) an establishment survey. 
D) a case study. 
E) a non-participant observation.

Question 19

Workers in occupations that were traditionally filled by women are called

Accepted Answer

A) white-collar workers. 
B) blue-collar workers. 
C) professionals. 
D) technicians 
E) pink-collar workers. 
A) white-collar workers. 
B) blue-collar workers. 
C) professionals. 
D) technicians 
E) pink-collar workers.

Question 20

An interlocking directorate is

Accepted Answer

A) an illegal arrangement among businesses. 
B) a geographic linkage among establishments. 
C) a way that firms are linked through overlapping board memberships. 
D) a government agency that produces labor statistics. 
E) a trade association that regulates jigsaw puzzle production. 
A) an illegal arrangement among businesses. 
B) a geographic linkage among establishments. 
C) a way that firms are linked through overlapping board memberships. 
D) a government agency that produces labor statistics. 
E) a trade association that regulates jigsaw puzzle production.

Ethical issues are most likely to be posed by

The relative disadvantage of sample surveys is

Characteristics of work that are hard to measure often involve

Vivian is a college sophomore.She takes four courses at her college, which qualifies her for full-time status at the college.She also works 20 hours a week as a cashier at the Student Union.How is she classified in terms of the labor force?

The Standard Occupational Classification consists of

Sociologists who study work use as their unit of analysis All of the following EXCEPT

According to the textbook (Chapter 2), in what order should we read the parts of a Table?

Why does the government measure unemployment through the Current Population Survey?

What do occupational classifications identify?

Which of the following correctly distinguishes case studies From ethnographies?

The U.S.government definition of "unemployed" includes those who

A labor force participation rate of 60% means that

An establishment can be defined as

Two standards for evaluating the quality of data are

A good survey includes all of the following EXCEPT

Ester Reiter's ethnography of Burger King (in Chapter 2) found that making Hamburgers was a favorite task of the workers because

A research technique that studies one establishment through the use of interviews, Documents, and other materials is called

Workers in occupations that were traditionally filled by women are called

An interlocking directorate is

Foundations

Meaningful Work

Class, Race, and Gender

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

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Exam 2: Studying the World of Work

Ethical issues are most likely to be posed by

The relative disadvantage of sample surveys is

Characteristics of work that are hard to measure often involve

Vivian is a college sophomore.She takes four courses at her college, which qualifies her for full-time status at the college.She also works 20 hours a week as a cashier at the Student Union.How is she classified in terms of the labor force?

The Standard Occupational Classification consists of

Sociologists who study work use as their unit of analysis All of the following EXCEPT

According to the textbook (Chapter 2), in what order should we read the parts of a Table?

Why does the government measure unemployment through the Current Population Survey?

What do occupational classifications identify?

Which of the following correctly distinguishes case studies From ethnographies?

The U.S.government definition of "unemployed" includes those who

A labor force participation rate of 60% means that

An establishment can be defined as

Two standards for evaluating the quality of data are

A good survey includes all of the following EXCEPT

Ester Reiter's ethnography of Burger King (in Chapter 2) found that making Hamburgers was a favorite task of the workers because

A research technique that studies one establishment through the use of interviews, Documents, and other materials is called

Workers in occupations that were traditionally filled by women are called

An interlocking directorate is

Foundations

Meaningful Work

Class, Race, and Gender

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