Question 1

Social organization refers to the

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A) use of rules and the creation of precisely defined job positions. 
B) classification of occupations. 
C) regulation of technology. 
D) laws that regulate wages, hours, and working conditions. 
E) relationships among all those involved in work. 
A) use of rules and the creation of precisely defined job positions. 
B) classification of occupations. 
C) regulation of technology. 
D) laws that regulate wages, hours, and working conditions. 
E) relationships among all those involved in work.

Question 2

In early industrialization, women and children were employed because

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A) there were no schools. 
B) it was acceptable to pay them less. 
C) they accepted harsh discipline in factories. 
D) both a and c 
E) both b and c 
A) there were no schools. 
B) it was acceptable to pay them less. 
C) they accepted harsh discipline in factories. 
D) both a and c 
E) both b and c

Question 3

The intense development of services is most consistent with which of the following characteristics of postindustrial society?

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A) increased use of slaves 
B) greater division of labor 
C) greater consensus on work ideologies 
D) reduced influence of scientific thought 
E) homogeneity of workers 
A) increased use of slaves 
B) greater division of labor 
C) greater consensus on work ideologies 
D) reduced influence of scientific thought 
E) homogeneity of workers

Question 4

An ideology is a

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A) political manifesto. 
B) type of bureaucracy. 
C) set of ideas that justify economic arrangements. 
D) factory that does not use an assembly line. 
E) knowledge worker. 
A) political manifesto. 
B) type of bureaucracy. 
C) set of ideas that justify economic arrangements. 
D) factory that does not use an assembly line. 
E) knowledge worker.

Question 5

The most significant innovation to bring about mass production was

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A) the metal plow. 
B) the assembly line. 
C) electricity. 
D) sewage systems. 
E) the printing press. 
A) the metal plow. 
B) the assembly line. 
C) electricity. 
D) sewage systems. 
E) the printing press.

Question 6

The earliest form of the system of wage labor typical of today was

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A) craft guilds. 
B) artisans. 
C) peasant farmers. 
D) putting-out. 
E) corvee labor. 
A) craft guilds. 
B) artisans. 
C) peasant farmers. 
D) putting-out. 
E) corvee labor.

Question 7

The "putting out" industry was so called because

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A) the artisans "put out" their finished products to be sold in street stalls and small shops. 
B) merchants "put out" the raw materials to be worked up by the artisans. 
C) each region "put out" their own specialty. 
D) it put guilds out of business. 
E) merchants who were disadvantaged by the industry were said to feel "put out." 
A) the artisans "put out" their finished products to be sold in street stalls and small shops. 
B) merchants "put out" the raw materials to be worked up by the artisans. 
C) each region "put out" their own specialty. 
D) it put guilds out of business. 
E) merchants who were disadvantaged by the industry were said to feel "put out."

Question 8

The earliest form of capitalism to emerge was

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A) peasant capitalism. 
B) merchant capitalism. 
C) imperial capitalism. 
D) industrial capitalism. 
E) monopoly capitalism. 
A) peasant capitalism. 
B) merchant capitalism. 
C) imperial capitalism. 
D) industrial capitalism. 
E) monopoly capitalism.

Question 9

Which of the following is not characteristic of postindustrial society?

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A) high agricultural productivity 
B) rapid population growth 
C) diverse employment opportunities 
D) a growing service sector 
E) rapidly changing knowledge-based technologies 
A) high agricultural productivity 
B) rapid population growth 
C) diverse employment opportunities 
D) a growing service sector 
E) rapidly changing knowledge-based technologies

Question 10

Which of the following is most significant in the transition from industrial capitalism to postindustrial society?

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A) immense productivity of mass-production system 
B) decreasing international division of labor 
C) increasing size of labor force 
D) development of improved methods of transportation 
E) harnessing of electricity 
A) immense productivity of mass-production system 
B) decreasing international division of labor 
C) increasing size of labor force 
D) development of improved methods of transportation 
E) harnessing of electricity

Question 11

Classical and contemporary theories of work are challenged by

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A) rapid change in the nature of work. 
B) the monetization of commodity production. 
C) the development of bureaucracy. 
D) the alienation of workers. 
E) the creation of a class structure. 
A) rapid change in the nature of work. 
B) the monetization of commodity production. 
C) the development of bureaucracy. 
D) the alienation of workers. 
E) the creation of a class structure.

Question 12

Industrial capitalism (the factory system) was accompanied by

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A) stopping emigration to the colonies. 
B) the introduction of machinery. 
C) a decrease in the division of labor. 
D) greater attention to workers' conditions. 
E) the emancipation of women through participation in the workforce. 
A) stopping emigration to the colonies. 
B) the introduction of machinery. 
C) a decrease in the division of labor. 
D) greater attention to workers' conditions. 
E) the emancipation of women through participation in the workforce.

Question 13

Compared with the traditional world, the modern world places more emphasis on

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A) community. 
B) conformity. 
C) landed interests. 
D) rational ways of thinking. 
E) kinship and family relations. 
A) community. 
B) conformity. 
C) landed interests. 
D) rational ways of thinking. 
E) kinship and family relations.

Question 14

The social stratification of a society is most influenced by

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A) the level of technology in services. 
B) the number of women who work outside the home. 
C) the number of factories per thousand workers. 
D) the division of labor. 
E) the ratio of unpaid to paid labor. 
A) the level of technology in services. 
B) the number of women who work outside the home. 
C) the number of factories per thousand workers. 
D) the division of labor. 
E) the ratio of unpaid to paid labor.

Question 15

In a postindustrial society,

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A) no one uses manufactured things. 
B) agricultural employment grows. 
C) monopoly capitalism withers away. 
D) a smaller fraction of the labor force engages in manufacturing. 
E) national productivity declines. 
A) no one uses manufactured things. 
B) agricultural employment grows. 
C) monopoly capitalism withers away. 
D) a smaller fraction of the labor force engages in manufacturing. 
E) national productivity declines.

Social organization refers to the

In early industrialization, women and children were employed because

The intense development of services is most consistent with which of the following characteristics of postindustrial society?

An ideology is a

The most significant innovation to bring about mass production was

The earliest form of the system of wage labor typical of today was

The "putting out" industry was so called because

The earliest form of capitalism to emerge was

Which of the following is not characteristic of postindustrial society?

Which of the following is most significant in the transition from industrial capitalism to postindustrial society?

Classical and contemporary theories of work are challenged by

Industrial capitalism (the factory system) was accompanied by

Compared with the traditional world, the modern world places more emphasis on

The social stratification of a society is most influenced by

In a postindustrial society,

Studying the World of Work

Meaningful Work

Class, Race, and Gender

Work and Family

Collective Responses to Work

Technology and Organization

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Administrative Support and Sales

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Exam 1: Foundations

Social organization refers to the

In early industrialization, women and children were employed because

The intense development of services is most consistent with which of the following characteristics of postindustrial society?

An ideology is a

The most significant innovation to bring about mass production was

The earliest form of the system of wage labor typical of today was

The "putting out" industry was so called because

The earliest form of capitalism to emerge was

Which of the following is not characteristic of postindustrial society?

Which of the following is most significant in the transition from industrial capitalism to postindustrial society?

Classical and contemporary theories of work are challenged by

Industrial capitalism (the factory system) was accompanied by

Compared with the traditional world, the modern world places more emphasis on

The social stratification of a society is most influenced by

In a postindustrial society,

Studying the World of Work

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