Question 1

Although the division of labor does increase profits for corporations, what effect does it have on workers according to Marx?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most workers prefer jobs that are not intellectually challenging. 
B)  Workers are happy with this because the company shares the profits with them. 
C)  Repetitive tasks are much less satisfying than controlling the process. 
D)  Workers are pitted against each other to earn the best spot on the assembly line. 
A)  Most workers prefer jobs that are not intellectually challenging. 
B)  Workers are happy with this because the company shares the profits with them. 
C)  Repetitive tasks are much less satisfying than controlling the process. 
D)  Workers are pitted against each other to earn the best spot on the assembly line. C

Question 2

Randy decides to use Mayo's research to improve satisfaction for his employees. What is most likely to have the desired effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Randy should make sure to prevent his employees from forming a union. 
B)  Disgruntled employees should be treated harshly to set an example for others. 
C)  Randy should pay bonuses to employees who inform on their coworkers. 
D)  Randy should ensure the workplace is clean and safe, and provide free coffee. 
A)  Randy should make sure to prevent his employees from forming a union. 
B)  Disgruntled employees should be treated harshly to set an example for others. 
C)  Randy should pay bonuses to employees who inform on their coworkers. 
D)  Randy should ensure the workplace is clean and safe, and provide free coffee. D

Question 3

What is the recent trend in the good producing sector?

Accepted Answer

A)  There has been a dramatic decline in resource extracting jobs like mining. 
B)  More people are being hired to work on offshore oil drilling platforms. 
C)  Farming requires more manual labor than before to ensure good yield. 
D)  Fewer people are going into retail sales and entertainment. 
A)  There has been a dramatic decline in resource extracting jobs like mining. 
B)  More people are being hired to work on offshore oil drilling platforms. 
C)  Farming requires more manual labor than before to ensure good yield. 
D)  Fewer people are going into retail sales and entertainment. A

Question 4

What did Frederick Taylor do to help cause the decline of skilled workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  He interviewed skilled employees and broke their processes into easy to learn parts. 
B)  Taylor was hired by corporations to help them reduce the cost of labor and he did. 
C)  He tested worker endurance by using experiments to determine how much they could work. 
D)  Taylor wrote a series of newspaper editorials claiming that skilled workers wanted to block unskilled labor. 
A)  He interviewed skilled employees and broke their processes into easy to learn parts. 
B)  Taylor was hired by corporations to help them reduce the cost of labor and he did. 
C)  He tested worker endurance by using experiments to determine how much they could work. 
D)  Taylor wrote a series of newspaper editorials claiming that skilled workers wanted to block unskilled labor.

Question 5

Which jobs are most likely to be automated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jobs that prefer candidates to have Master's degrees. 
B)  Those that require less than a high school education. 
C)  Work that needs highly specialized training. 
D)  Jobs requiring workers to be flexible in applying rules. 
A)  Jobs that prefer candidates to have Master's degrees. 
B)  Those that require less than a high school education. 
C)  Work that needs highly specialized training. 
D)  Jobs requiring workers to be flexible in applying rules.

Question 6

A bureaucracy is a kind of machine made of humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Globally, what percentage of current jobs have the technical potential to be automated?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  90% 
A)  25% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  90%

Question 8

What element of rationalization is focused on reducing waste?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calculability 
B)  Control 
C)  Predictability 
D)  Efficiency 
A)  Calculability 
B)  Control 
C)  Predictability 
D)  Efficiency

Question 9

Explain the process of cultural commodification and provide a specific example. Do you think cultural commodification is a problem? Why or why not? Use details and examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

Cultural commodification happens when so

Question 10

Who developed the assembly line to speed up and standardize production?

Accepted Answer

A)  John D. Rockefeller 
B)  Frederick Taylor 
C)  Andrew Carnegie 
D)  Henry Ford 
A)  John D. Rockefeller 
B)  Frederick Taylor 
C)  Andrew Carnegie 
D)  Henry Ford

Question 11

How did Europeans tend to solve problems before the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)  By doing research into the cause of the problem 
B)  Writing to other rulers to ask for their advice 
C)  Performing a religious ritual or sacrifice 
D)  Donating more money to the Catholic Church 
A)  By doing research into the cause of the problem 
B)  Writing to other rulers to ask for their advice 
C)  Performing a religious ritual or sacrifice 
D)  Donating more money to the Catholic Church

Question 12

Jason NOT only needs to help his students learn psychology, but he must also attempt to make them feel valued and provide a positive classroom experience. Jason's job requires ______ labor.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional 
B)  manual 
C)  resource extraction 
D)  precarious 
A)  emotional 
B)  manual 
C)  resource extraction 
D)  precarious

Question 13

The Enlightenment marked an increase in religious influence on society throughout Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Why is crude oil considered a commodity?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is standardized, is worth money, and is mass-produced by several companies. 
B)  Oil is a necessity for heating, refining into gasoline, and lubricating machines. 
C)  Many plastics and even some shampoos are made from elements of crude oil. 
D)  Many modes of transportation rely on oil for fuel and in their transmissions. 
A)  It is standardized, is worth money, and is mass-produced by several companies. 
B)  Oil is a necessity for heating, refining into gasoline, and lubricating machines. 
C)  Many plastics and even some shampoos are made from elements of crude oil. 
D)  Many modes of transportation rely on oil for fuel and in their transmissions.

Question 15

Workers who have no creative control over the products they make tend to feel alienated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A self-sufficient farming community in which every family grows its own food and makes its own goods has little ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  division of labor 
B)  conflict of interest 
C)  income equality 
D)  mechanical solidarity 
A)  division of labor 
B)  conflict of interest 
C)  income equality 
D)  mechanical solidarity

Question 17

What term meaning "desk power" is the prototype of rationalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hierarchy 
B)  Bureaucracy 
C)  Byzantine 
D)  Convoluted 
A)  Hierarchy 
B)  Bureaucracy 
C)  Byzantine 
D)  Convoluted

Question 18

What is one advantage of a high degree of division of labor, such as in factories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Products will be of higher quality. 
B)  Goods will become scarcer and more expensive. 
C)  The skilled workers are paid more. 
D)  Labor is cheaper, so goods are more affordable. 
A)  Products will be of higher quality. 
B)  Goods will become scarcer and more expensive. 
C)  The skilled workers are paid more. 
D)  Labor is cheaper, so goods are more affordable.

Question 19

Do the benefits of rationalization outweigh the disadvantages? Be sure to discuss at least two benefits and two disadvantages.

Accepted Answer

One benefit of rationalization is produc

Question 20

According to Marx, how does making workers compete with each other change the nature of work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work is transformed from a social, collective activity into a solitary, selfish one. 
B)  More productive employees get to keep the surplus they create for capitalists. 
C)  Repetitive, isolated labor that does not require thinking is more enjoyable. 
D)  Workers value and feel a part of the products they produce. 
A)  Work is transformed from a social, collective activity into a solitary, selfish one. 
B)  More productive employees get to keep the surplus they create for capitalists. 
C)  Repetitive, isolated labor that does not require thinking is more enjoyable. 
D)  Workers value and feel a part of the products they produce.

Although the division of labor does increase profits for corporations, what effect does it have on workers according to Marx?

Randy decides to use Mayo's research to improve satisfaction for his employees. What is most likely to have the desired effect?

What is the recent trend in the good producing sector?

What did Frederick Taylor do to help cause the decline of skilled workers?

Which jobs are most likely to be automated?

A bureaucracy is a kind of machine made of humans.

Globally, what percentage of current jobs have the technical potential to be automated?

What element of rationalization is focused on reducing waste?

Explain the process of cultural commodification and provide a specific example. Do you think cultural commodification is a problem? Why or why not? Use details and examples to support your answer.

Who developed the assembly line to speed up and standardize production?

How did Europeans tend to solve problems before the Enlightenment?

Jason NOT only needs to help his students learn psychology, but he must also attempt to make them feel valued and provide a positive classroom experience. Jason's job requires ______ labor.

The Enlightenment marked an increase in religious influence on society throughout Europe.

Why is crude oil considered a commodity?

Workers who have no creative control over the products they make tend to feel alienated.

A self-sufficient farming community in which every family grows its own food and makes its own goods has little ______.

What term meaning "desk power" is the prototype of rationalization?

What is one advantage of a high degree of division of labor, such as in factories?

Do the benefits of rationalization outweigh the disadvantages? Be sure to discuss at least two benefits and two disadvantages.

According to Marx, how does making workers compete with each other change the nature of work?

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Exam 10: Work and Rationalization

Although the division of labor does increase profits for corporations, what effect does it have on workers according to Marx?

Randy decides to use Mayo's research to improve satisfaction for his employees. What is most likely to have the desired effect?

What is the recent trend in the good producing sector?

What did Frederick Taylor do to help cause the decline of skilled workers?

Which jobs are most likely to be automated?

A bureaucracy is a kind of machine made of humans.

Globally, what percentage of current jobs have the technical potential to be automated?

What element of rationalization is focused on reducing waste?

Explain the process of cultural commodification and provide a specific example. Do you think cultural commodification is a problem? Why or why not? Use details and examples to support your answer.

Who developed the assembly line to speed up and standardize production?

How did Europeans tend to solve problems before the Enlightenment?

Jason NOT only needs to help his students learn psychology, but he must also attempt to make them feel valued and provide a positive classroom experience. Jason's job requires ______ labor.

The Enlightenment marked an increase in religious influence on society throughout Europe.

Why is crude oil considered a commodity?

Workers who have no creative control over the products they make tend to feel alienated.

A self-sufficient farming community in which every family grows its own food and makes its own goods has little ______.

What term meaning "desk power" is the prototype of rationalization?

What is one advantage of a high degree of division of labor, such as in factories?

Do the benefits of rationalization outweigh the disadvantages? Be sure to discuss at least two benefits and two disadvantages.

According to Marx, how does making workers compete with each other change the nature of work?

The Sociological Imagination

Socialization and Social Interaction

Deviance, Law, and Crime

Social Stratification and Social Class

Race and Ethnicity

Gender at the Intersections

Language, Media, and Culture

The Family and Intimate Relationships

Education

Health

Globalization and Global Inequality

Change Through Policy and the Law

Social Movements

Filters