Question 1

The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees most workers 12 weeks of paid leave for personal illness, birth or adoption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The highest number of victims of forced labor are found in

Accepted Answer

A) South Asia 
B) Africa 
C) North America 
D) South America 
A) South Asia 
B) Africa 
C) North America 
D) South America

Question 3

Post-industrialization is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) decreased government involvement in economic issues. 
B) a lower standard of living. 
C) service-oriented occupations 
D) assembly line work. 
A) decreased government involvement in economic issues. 
B) a lower standard of living. 
C) service-oriented occupations 
D) assembly line work.

Question 4

The most common job related fatality involves

Accepted Answer

A) animal processing 
B) chemical burns 
C) transportation accidents 
D) cuts, lacerations. 
A) animal processing 
B) chemical burns 
C) transportation accidents 
D) cuts, lacerations.

Question 5

The ________ refers to the structure and means by which a society produces, distributes and consumes goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) ergonomics 
B) transnational corporation 
C) economic institution 
D) corporatocracy 
A) ergonomics 
B) transnational corporation 
C) economic institution 
D) corporatocracy

Question 6

What is the most common type of nonfatal workplace injury?

Accepted Answer

A) respiratory illness 
B) sprains, strains and tears 
C) skin disorders 
D) poisoning 
A) respiratory illness 
B) sprains, strains and tears 
C) skin disorders 
D) poisoning

Question 7

What social ills are created by capitalism, according to its critics?

Accepted Answer

Critics of capitalism argue that it lead

Question 8

The savings that transnational corporations reap from cheap labor abroad has been passed on to consumers in the form of lower prices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The percentage of workers who belong to a union is measured as ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​union density. 
B) ​labor force participation. 
C) ​labor enrollment. 
D) ​union control rates. 
A) ​union density. 
B) ​labor force participation. 
C) ​labor enrollment. 
D) ​union control rates.

Question 10

Critics of behavioral-based safety programs say that the real goal of these programs is to

Accepted Answer

A) discourage workers from reporting illness and injuries. 
B) encourage workers to retire early. 
C) keep businesses from costly law suits. 
D) weaken the power of the unions. 
A) discourage workers from reporting illness and injuries. 
B) encourage workers to retire early. 
C) keep businesses from costly law suits. 
D) weaken the power of the unions.

Question 11

All of the following are characteristics of capitalism except

Accepted Answer

A) social welfare assistance programs. 
B) economic motivation through profit. 
C) determination of prices and wages through supply and demand. 
D) the absence of government intervention in the economy. 
A) social welfare assistance programs. 
B) economic motivation through profit. 
C) determination of prices and wages through supply and demand. 
D) the absence of government intervention in the economy.

Question 12

Flextime allows employees to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) take vacation time instead of overtime pay 
B) begin and end the workday at different times as long as 40 hours per week are maintained 
C) work part- or full-time at home or at a satellite office 
D) take up to 3 weeks paid leave for continuing education or training in one's occupational field 
A) take vacation time instead of overtime pay 
B) begin and end the workday at different times as long as 40 hours per week are maintained 
C) work part- or full-time at home or at a satellite office 
D) take up to 3 weeks paid leave for continuing education or training in one's occupational field

Question 13

Aaron feels powerless and estranged from his work in a meat packing plant.Marx would call this​

Accepted Answer

A) ​alienation. 
B) ​a toxic workplace. 
C) ​anomie. 
D) ​labor induced trauma. 
A) ​alienation. 
B) ​a toxic workplace. 
C) ​anomie. 
D) ​labor induced trauma.

Question 14

List and describe the four principles of McDonaldization.

Accepted Answer

The four principles of McDonaldization,

Question 15

Structural-functionalists would call the economic institution __________ when it fails to provide members with the goods and services they need.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​dysfunctional 
B) ​functional 
C) ​latently functional 
D) ​exploited 
A) ​dysfunctional 
B) ​functional 
C) ​latently functional 
D) ​exploited

Question 16

Transnational corporations

Accepted Answer

A) help the U.S.to compete in the global economy. 
B) help reduce the U.S.trade deficit. 
C) decrease U.S.unemployment. 
D) decrease the U.S.budget deficit. 
A) help the U.S.to compete in the global economy. 
B) help reduce the U.S.trade deficit. 
C) decrease U.S.unemployment. 
D) decrease the U.S.budget deficit.

Question 17

What are free trade agreements?

Accepted Answer

Free trade agreements (FTAs) are treatie

Question 18

Outsourcing is

Accepted Answer

A) the relocation of jobs to other countries where products can be produced more cheaply. 
B) the replacement of human labor with machinery and equipment. 
C) a practice in which a business subcontracts with a third party to provide business services. 
D) a slowdown in the production and consumption of goods and services over a sustained period of time. 
A) the relocation of jobs to other countries where products can be produced more cheaply. 
B) the replacement of human labor with machinery and equipment. 
C) a practice in which a business subcontracts with a third party to provide business services. 
D) a slowdown in the production and consumption of goods and services over a sustained period of time.

Question 19

Critics of capitalism argue that it creates

Accepted Answer

A) too much government control. 
B) high levels of inequality, economic instability, and job insecurity. 
C) reduced work incentives and technological development. 
D) competition, which keeps prices low. 
A) too much government control. 
B) high levels of inequality, economic instability, and job insecurity. 
C) reduced work incentives and technological development. 
D) competition, which keeps prices low.

Question 20

The transition to a post-industrialized society is marked by an increase in manufacturing jobs and a decrease in jobs in the service sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees most workers 12 weeks of paid leave for personal illness, birth or adoption.

The highest number of victims of forced labor are found in

Post-industrialization is characterized by

The most common job related fatality involves

The ________ refers to the structure and means by which a society produces, distributes and consumes goods and services.

What is the most common type of nonfatal workplace injury?

What social ills are created by capitalism, according to its critics?

The savings that transnational corporations reap from cheap labor abroad has been passed on to consumers in the form of lower prices.

The percentage of workers who belong to a union is measured as

Critics of behavioral-based safety programs say that the real goal of these programs is to

All of the following are characteristics of capitalism except

Flextime allows employees to do which of the following?

Aaron feels powerless and estranged from his work in a meat packing plant.Marx would call this

List and describe the four principles of McDonaldization.

Structural-functionalists would call the economic institution __________ when it fails to provide members with the goods and services they need.

Transnational corporations

What are free trade agreements?

Outsourcing is

Critics of capitalism argue that it creates

The transition to a post-industrialized society is marked by an increase in manufacturing jobs and a decrease in jobs in the service sector.

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Alcohol and Other Drugs

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Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

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Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

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Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

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The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees most workers 12 weeks of paid leave for personal illness, birth or adoption.

The highest number of victims of forced labor are found in

Post-industrialization is characterized by

The most common job related fatality involves

The ________ refers to the structure and means by which a society produces, distributes and consumes goods and services.

What is the most common type of nonfatal workplace injury?

What social ills are created by capitalism, according to its critics?

The savings that transnational corporations reap from cheap labor abroad has been passed on to consumers in the form of lower prices.

The percentage of workers who belong to a union is measured as ​

Critics of behavioral-based safety programs say that the real goal of these programs is to

All of the following are characteristics of capitalism except

Flextime allows employees to do which of the following?

Aaron feels powerless and estranged from his work in a meat packing plant.Marx would call this​

List and describe the four principles of McDonaldization.

Structural-functionalists would call the economic institution __________ when it fails to provide members with the goods and services they need.​

Transnational corporations

What are free trade agreements?

Outsourcing is

Critics of capitalism argue that it creates

The transition to a post-industrialized society is marked by an increase in manufacturing jobs and a decrease in jobs in the service sector.

Thinking About Social Problems

Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Problems in Education

Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

The percentage of workers who belong to a union is measured as

Aaron feels powerless and estranged from his work in a meat packing plant.Marx would call this

Structural-functionalists would call the economic institution __________ when it fails to provide members with the goods and services they need.