Question 1

Summarize the occupational health hazards that exist in our society.

Accepted Answer

​On-the-job and work-related health haza

Question 2

German sociologist Max Weber theorized that the ideas of Puritanism provided the value system that led to the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

​All of the following are true about work except that:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a person's job or occupation largely determines a person's place in the social structure. 
B)  ​people in low-status jobs are generally able to form a satisfying identity from their jobs. 
C)  ​the more people are paid, the more highly they are regarded by others and the more highly they regard themselves. 
D)  ​having a degrading, boring, and dehumanizing job can damage a person's psychological well-being. 
A)  ​a person's job or occupation largely determines a person's place in the social structure. 
B)  ​people in low-status jobs are generally able to form a satisfying identity from their jobs. 
C)  ​the more people are paid, the more highly they are regarded by others and the more highly they regard themselves. 
D)  ​having a degrading, boring, and dehumanizing job can damage a person's psychological well-being.

Question 4

​Which of the following types of cancer has now become relatively common among asbestos workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Myeloma 
B)  Leukemia 
C)  ​Mesothelioma 
D)  ​Lymphoma 
A)  ​Myeloma 
B)  Leukemia 
C)  ​Mesothelioma 
D)  ​Lymphoma

Question 5

​Working for a large business or corporation leads to feelings of improved self-esteem even when a person knows that he or she can readily be replaced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of the following are true about unemployment except that:

Accepted Answer

A)  ​when long-term unemployment occurs, many of the unemployed become increasingly isolated. 
B)  ​being laid off is often interpreted by the unemployed as a sign of being incompetent and worthless. 
C)  ​when the long-term unemployed obtain reemployment, they rapidly recover their self-esteem. 
A)  ​when long-term unemployment occurs, many of the unemployed become increasingly isolated. 
B)  ​being laid off is often interpreted by the unemployed as a sign of being incompetent and worthless. 
C)  ​when the long-term unemployed obtain reemployment, they rapidly recover their self-esteem.

Question 7

The employee assistance program (EAP) movement had its roots in the development of _____ in the 1930s and 1940s.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative movements 
B)  ​unionization 
C)  ​civil rights movements 
D)  ​alcoholism programs 
A)  conservative movements 
B)  ​unionization 
C)  ​civil rights movements 
D)  ​alcoholism programs

Question 8

​Which of the following is true of women in the American workforce?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​The number of women entering the labor force is declining. 
B)  ​Women are paid only three-fourths of what men are paid for the same amount of work. 
C)  ​Women tend to be employed in the more prestigious, higher-paying positions. 
A)  ​The number of women entering the labor force is declining. 
B)  ​Women are paid only three-fourths of what men are paid for the same amount of work. 
C)  ​Women tend to be employed in the more prestigious, higher-paying positions.

Question 9

​The Protestant ethic placed high value on living luxuriously and on self-gratification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

​Automation is the production technique in which the system of production is increasingly controlled by means of self-operating machinery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

With respect to work schedules, the idea behind flextime is to have most workers present during the busiest time of the day but to leave the remaining hours up to the discretion of the workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​In the past four decades, industries have increasingly been employing social workers to provide services in a variety of   areas, such as child care, interpersonal problems, family problems, and adequate housing and transportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

​Briefly describe the following services provided by employee assistance programs (EAPs):
(a) Career counseling and education
(b) Credit counseling
(c) Retirement planning

Accepted Answer

The primary services provided by employe

Summarize the occupational health hazards that exist in our society.

German sociologist Max Weber theorized that the ideas of Puritanism provided the value system that led to the Industrial Revolution.

All of the following are true about work except that:

Which of the following types of cancer has now become relatively common among asbestos workers?

Working for a large business or corporation leads to feelings of improved self-esteem even when a person knows that he or she can readily be replaced.

All of the following are true about unemployment except that:

The employee assistance program (EAP) movement had its roots in the development of _____ in the 1930s and 1940s.

Which of the following is true of women in the American workforce?

The Protestant ethic placed high value on living luxuriously and on self-gratification.

Automation is the production technique in which the system of production is increasingly controlled by means of self-operating machinery.

With respect to work schedules, the idea behind flextime is to have most workers present during the busiest time of the day but to leave the remaining hours up to the discretion of the workers.

In the past four decades, industries have increasingly been employing social workers to provide services in a variety of areas, such as child care, interpersonal problems, family problems, and adequate housing and transportation.

Briefly describe the following services provided by employee assistance programs (EAPs): (a) Career counseling and education (b) Credit counseling (c) Retirement planning

Social Welfare: Its Business, History, and Future

Social Work As a Profession and a Career

Generalist Social Work Practice

Poverty and Public Welfare

Emotionalbehavioral Problems and Counseling

Family Problems and Services to Families

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexu

Drug Abuse and Drug Treatment Programs

Crime, Juvenile Delinquency, and Correctional Services

Problems in Education and School Social Work

Racism, Ethnocentrism, and Strategies for Advancing Social and Economic Justice

Sexism and Efforts for Achieving Equality

Aging and Gerontological Services

Health Problems and Medical Social Services

Physical and Mental Disabilities and Rehabilitation

Overpopulation, Misuse of the Environment, and Family Planning

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Exam 11: Work-Related Problems and Social Work in the Workplace

Summarize the occupational health hazards that exist in our society.

German sociologist Max Weber theorized that the ideas of Puritanism provided the value system that led to the Industrial Revolution.

​All of the following are true about work except that:

​Which of the following types of cancer has now become relatively common among asbestos workers?

​Working for a large business or corporation leads to feelings of improved self-esteem even when a person knows that he or she can readily be replaced.

All of the following are true about unemployment except that:

The employee assistance program (EAP) movement had its roots in the development of _____ in the 1930s and 1940s.

​Which of the following is true of women in the American workforce?

​The Protestant ethic placed high value on living luxuriously and on self-gratification.

​Automation is the production technique in which the system of production is increasingly controlled by means of self-operating machinery.

With respect to work schedules, the idea behind flextime is to have most workers present during the busiest time of the day but to leave the remaining hours up to the discretion of the workers.

​In the past four decades, industries have increasingly been employing social workers to provide services in a variety of areas, such as child care, interpersonal problems, family problems, and adequate housing and transportation.

​Briefly describe the following services provided by employee assistance programs (EAPs): (a) Career counseling and education (b) Credit counseling (c) Retirement planning

Social Welfare: Its Business, History, and Future

Social Work As a Profession and a Career

Generalist Social Work Practice

Poverty and Public Welfare

Emotionalbehavioral Problems and Counseling

Family Problems and Services to Families

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Services to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexu

Drug Abuse and Drug Treatment Programs

Crime, Juvenile Delinquency, and Correctional Services

Problems in Education and School Social Work

Racism, Ethnocentrism, and Strategies for Advancing Social and Economic Justice

Sexism and Efforts for Achieving Equality

Aging and Gerontological Services

Health Problems and Medical Social Services

Physical and Mental Disabilities and Rehabilitation

Overpopulation, Misuse of the Environment, and Family Planning

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All of the following are true about work except that:

Which of the following types of cancer has now become relatively common among asbestos workers?

Working for a large business or corporation leads to feelings of improved self-esteem even when a person knows that he or she can readily be replaced.

Which of the following is true of women in the American workforce?

The Protestant ethic placed high value on living luxuriously and on self-gratification.

Automation is the production technique in which the system of production is increasingly controlled by means of self-operating machinery.

In the past four decades, industries have increasingly been employing social workers to provide services in a variety of areas, such as child care, interpersonal problems, family problems, and adequate housing and transportation.

Briefly describe the following services provided by employee assistance programs (EAPs): (a) Career counseling and education (b) Credit counseling (c) Retirement planning