Question 1

What is the logical outcome of embracing scientific management principles in manufacturing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Importing migrant workers to pay them less and work them more in factories. 
B)  Using robots to automate as many parts of the process as possible. 
C)  The re-emergence of skilled labor to design and maintain workflow. 
D)  Shrinking the income and achievement gaps between the rich and poor. 
A)  Importing migrant workers to pay them less and work them more in factories. 
B)  Using robots to automate as many parts of the process as possible. 
C)  The re-emergence of skilled labor to design and maintain workflow. 
D)  Shrinking the income and achievement gaps between the rich and poor.

Question 2

Precarious labor is often dirty, dangerous, and demeaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Any job that provides a good or service, and also tries to make people feel a certain way, is considered ______ labor.

Accepted Answer

A)  manual 
B)  intellectual 
C)  precarious 
D)  emotional 
A)  manual 
B)  intellectual 
C)  precarious 
D)  emotional

Question 4

Frederick Taylor believed that factory workers have limited mental abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What factor makes jobs precarious in a factory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees control the labor process. 
B)  Workers are easily fired and replaced. 
C)  Customers need lots of emotional support. 
D)  Employees who work too fast are shunned. 
A)  Employees control the labor process. 
B)  Workers are easily fired and replaced. 
C)  Customers need lots of emotional support. 
D)  Employees who work too fast are shunned.

Question 6

Why is replicating research important?

Accepted Answer

A)  To ensure job security for researchers 
B)  Because verified studies are more generalizable 
C)  So colleges can keep their science grant money 
D)  As practice for students in training 
A)  To ensure job security for researchers 
B)  Because verified studies are more generalizable 
C)  So colleges can keep their science grant money 
D)  As practice for students in training

Question 7

The Hawthorne effect occurs when ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  workers improve productivity due to better lighting and increased safety 
B)  dim lighting makes workers pay more attention to their job to stay safe 
C)  subjects change their behavior when they know they are being observed 
D)  employees assume the researcher can get them fired if they work slowly 
A)  workers improve productivity due to better lighting and increased safety 
B)  dim lighting makes workers pay more attention to their job to stay safe 
C)  subjects change their behavior when they know they are being observed 
D)  employees assume the researcher can get them fired if they work slowly

Question 8

According to Weber and Ritzer, the fact that fast food restaurants offer cheap meals, but also create massive amounts of waste, is an example of the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  irrationality of rationality 
B)  predictability of spontaneity 
C)  control of calculability 
D)  standardization of creativity 
A)  irrationality of rationality 
B)  predictability of spontaneity 
C)  control of calculability 
D)  standardization of creativity

Question 9

Karl Marx felt that the commodification of labor dehumanizes workers in the eyes of employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Joe teaches history in high school. Erin is a sandwich artist. Julie works as a court stenographer. Carlos installs front axles on pickup trucks. Who is least likely to lose their job to automation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erin 
B)  Julie 
C)  Carlos 
D)  Joe 
A)  Erin 
B)  Julie 
C)  Carlos 
D)  Joe

Question 11

Which of these is an example of the commodification of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  One of a kind, unique wooden shaving brushes 
B)  Cherokee language classes offered free at the library 
C)  Mass-produced Native American dream catchers 
D)  A mountain-sized sculpture of Crazy Horse in South Dakota 
A)  One of a kind, unique wooden shaving brushes 
B)  Cherokee language classes offered free at the library 
C)  Mass-produced Native American dream catchers 
D)  A mountain-sized sculpture of Crazy Horse in South Dakota

Question 12

What is lost when the process of disenchantment seeks efficiency in the production of goods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reason 
B)  Predictability 
C)  Spontaneity 
D)  Accountability 
A)  Reason 
B)  Predictability 
C)  Spontaneity 
D)  Accountability

Question 13

Yoni does all of his banking online and at ATM machines. How does his convenience also help corporations, according to the ideas of McDonaldization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Online banks have higher overhead costs than brick-and-mortar location. 
B)  Fewer employees are needed if Yoni is doing the labor for free. 
C)  Computer and ATM maintenance cost the same as hourly tellers. 
D)  Corporations using automation are more highly rated. 
A)  Online banks have higher overhead costs than brick-and-mortar location. 
B)  Fewer employees are needed if Yoni is doing the labor for free. 
C)  Computer and ATM maintenance cost the same as hourly tellers. 
D)  Corporations using automation are more highly rated.

Question 14

How does moving jobs out of the United States save money for corporations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporations that outsource jobs no longer have to pay sales tax in the United States. 
B)  The CEOs of corporations that outsource are paid a percentage of foreign worker salaries. 
C)  Some other countries have no minimum wage, and no workplace safety or environmental laws. 
D)  Corporations are paid a government bonus for each job they send outside of the United States. 
A)  Corporations that outsource jobs no longer have to pay sales tax in the United States. 
B)  The CEOs of corporations that outsource are paid a percentage of foreign worker salaries. 
C)  Some other countries have no minimum wage, and no workplace safety or environmental laws. 
D)  Corporations are paid a government bonus for each job they send outside of the United States.

Question 15

Edison entered a shop in the airport while waiting for his flight. There was no clerk in the shop, just a terminal to scan the barcode of any merchandise for purchase. Edison walked into a shop that uses ______ to cut labor costs.

Accepted Answer

A)  outsourcing 
B)  assembly lines 
C)  automation 
D)  unskilled labor 
A)  outsourcing 
B)  assembly lines 
C)  automation 
D)  unskilled labor

Question 16

Betsy sees public schools as a problem, rather than a public good. She would rather convert them into places for private corporations to maximize profit and train obedient workers. Betsy's view is most likely shaped by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  essentialism 
B)  discrimination 
C)  rationalization 
D)  legitimation 
A)  essentialism 
B)  discrimination 
C)  rationalization 
D)  legitimation

Question 17

Nicolaus made systematic observations of the planets in the night sky and started to doubt that the sun orbits the earth, even though the Catholic Church supported that view. Nicolaus's reliance on scientific observation instead of religious teaching represents the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  disenchantment of the world 
B)  strengthening of the Church 
C)  protestant reformation 
D)  rise of atheism 
A)  disenchantment of the world 
B)  strengthening of the Church 
C)  protestant reformation 
D)  rise of atheism

Question 18

Who developed the principle of scientific management?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Service sector jobs tend to have higher salaries than other occupations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How did Weber describe the waning power of religion's role in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  The protestant reformation 
B)  The decline of secularism 
C)  The disenchantment of the world 
D)  The end of superstition 
A)  The protestant reformation 
B)  The decline of secularism 
C)  The disenchantment of the world 
D)  The end of superstition

What is the logical outcome of embracing scientific management principles in manufacturing?

Precarious labor is often dirty, dangerous, and demeaning.

Any job that provides a good or service, and also tries to make people feel a certain way, is considered ______ labor.

Frederick Taylor believed that factory workers have limited mental abilities.

What factor makes jobs precarious in a factory?

Why is replicating research important?

The Hawthorne effect occurs when ______.

According to Weber and Ritzer, the fact that fast food restaurants offer cheap meals, but also create massive amounts of waste, is an example of the ______.

Karl Marx felt that the commodification of labor dehumanizes workers in the eyes of employers.

Joe teaches history in high school. Erin is a sandwich artist. Julie works as a court stenographer. Carlos installs front axles on pickup trucks. Who is least likely to lose their job to automation?

Which of these is an example of the commodification of culture?

What is lost when the process of disenchantment seeks efficiency in the production of goods?

Yoni does all of his banking online and at ATM machines. How does his convenience also help corporations, according to the ideas of McDonaldization?

How does moving jobs out of the United States save money for corporations?

Edison entered a shop in the airport while waiting for his flight. There was no clerk in the shop, just a terminal to scan the barcode of any merchandise for purchase. Edison walked into a shop that uses ______ to cut labor costs.

Betsy sees public schools as a problem, rather than a public good. She would rather convert them into places for private corporations to maximize profit and train obedient workers. Betsy's view is most likely shaped by ______.

Nicolaus made systematic observations of the planets in the night sky and started to doubt that the sun orbits the earth, even though the Catholic Church supported that view. Nicolaus's reliance on scientific observation instead of religious teaching represents the ______.

Who developed the principle of scientific management?

Service sector jobs tend to have higher salaries than other occupations.

How did Weber describe the waning power of religion's role in society?

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

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Exam 10: Work and Rationalization

What is the logical outcome of embracing scientific management principles in manufacturing?

Precarious labor is often dirty, dangerous, and demeaning.

Any job that provides a good or service, and also tries to make people feel a certain way, is considered ______ labor.

Frederick Taylor believed that factory workers have limited mental abilities.

What factor makes jobs precarious in a factory?

Why is replicating research important?

The Hawthorne effect occurs when ______.

According to Weber and Ritzer, the fact that fast food restaurants offer cheap meals, but also create massive amounts of waste, is an example of the ______.

Karl Marx felt that the commodification of labor dehumanizes workers in the eyes of employers.

Joe teaches history in high school. Erin is a sandwich artist. Julie works as a court stenographer. Carlos installs front axles on pickup trucks. Who is least likely to lose their job to automation?

Which of these is an example of the commodification of culture?

What is lost when the process of disenchantment seeks efficiency in the production of goods?

Yoni does all of his banking online and at ATM machines. How does his convenience also help corporations, according to the ideas of McDonaldization?

How does moving jobs out of the United States save money for corporations?

Edison entered a shop in the airport while waiting for his flight. There was no clerk in the shop, just a terminal to scan the barcode of any merchandise for purchase. Edison walked into a shop that uses ______ to cut labor costs.

Betsy sees public schools as a problem, rather than a public good. She would rather convert them into places for private corporations to maximize profit and train obedient workers. Betsy's view is most likely shaped by ______.

Nicolaus made systematic observations of the planets in the night sky and started to doubt that the sun orbits the earth, even though the Catholic Church supported that view. Nicolaus's reliance on scientific observation instead of religious teaching represents the ______.

Who developed the principle of scientific management?

Service sector jobs tend to have higher salaries than other occupations.

How did Weber describe the waning power of religion's role in society?

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