Question 1

Jerry likes to ensure positive outcomes from eating a healthy diet as recommended by his doctor. In other words, he wants ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  control 
B)  efficiency 
C)  predictability 
D)  calculability 
A)  control 
B)  efficiency 
C)  predictability 
D)  calculability

Question 2

Evaluate scientific management in terms of productivity, efficiency, and effects on workers as well as owners. Include a discussion of Frederick Taylor, Henry Ford, Émile Durkheim, and Karl Marx in relation to this question.

Accepted Answer

Scientific management was developed by T

Question 3

Despite promising to keep the factory open, production for Star-Spangled Flagmaking Company moved from the United States to Asia to cut costs, a move called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  outsourcing 
B)  automation 
C)  rationalization 
D)  essentialism 
A)  outsourcing 
B)  automation 
C)  rationalization 
D)  essentialism

Question 4

Durkheim would most likely categorize the United States as a society based on ______ solidarity.

Accepted Answer

A)  union 
B)  mechanical 
C)  organic 
D)  artificial 
A)  union 
B)  mechanical 
C)  organic 
D)  artificial

Question 5

What is one innovation introduced when the assembly line was standardized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Specialized machines replaced skilled laborers making parts. 
B)  Workers were trained to do any job along the assembly line. 
C)  Employees were given stock options as part of their salary. 
D)  Corporations immediately laid off most of the workforce. 
A)  Specialized machines replaced skilled laborers making parts. 
B)  Workers were trained to do any job along the assembly line. 
C)  Employees were given stock options as part of their salary. 
D)  Corporations immediately laid off most of the workforce.

Question 6

Olabisi is a factory worker in a study of productivity. When the researcher increases the lighting near his group, Olabisi performs better, but he is also more productive when the lights are dimmed. The researcher realizes that workers like Olabisi change behavior when they know they are being observed. In other words this is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Hawthorne effect 
B)  observer bias 
C)  confirmation bias 
D)  the Mayo effect 
A)  the Hawthorne effect 
B)  observer bias 
C)  confirmation bias 
D)  the Mayo effect

Question 7

What has changed employee expectations in many low-level service jobs since the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Now more than ever, employees can work their way up from entry level jobs into management. 
B)  Most companies are giving service workers more benefits as the cost of living increases. 
C)  Service jobs like cleaning are now outsourced and cannot advance within corporations. 
D)  Salaries paid to service workers have been increasing faster than compensation for management. 
A)  Now more than ever, employees can work their way up from entry level jobs into management. 
B)  Most companies are giving service workers more benefits as the cost of living increases. 
C)  Service jobs like cleaning are now outsourced and cannot advance within corporations. 
D)  Salaries paid to service workers have been increasing faster than compensation for management.

Question 8

According to Weber, as the world becomes disenchanted, what else is also lost for in many people's lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meaning 
B)  Religion 
C)  Longevity 
D)  Calculability 
A)  Meaning 
B)  Religion 
C)  Longevity 
D)  Calculability

Question 9

Gamel knows his horse will turn right every time his bridle is pulled in that direction, in other words, the response of the horse is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  predictable 
B)  calculable 
C)  efficient 
D)  arbitrary 
A)  predictable 
B)  calculable 
C)  efficient 
D)  arbitrary

Question 10

Under capitalism, if a worker creates more surplus value for the owner, he or she is entitled to be paid more as a reward.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Predict outcomes if the trend toward automating good production sector jobs continues. What other types of jobs may emerge? Be sure to discuss precarious employment and emotional labor, using details and examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

As more jobs are automated, especially i

Question 12

What is one way rationalization has changed the way we think about goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Things that used to be considered priceless are now given monetary value. 
B)  Most goods must now be standardized and McDonaldized or they won't sell. 
C)  Innovation and creativity are now frowned upon in favor of predictability. 
D)  Services that were seen as public goods are now seen as profit centers. 
A)  Things that used to be considered priceless are now given monetary value. 
B)  Most goods must now be standardized and McDonaldized or they won't sell. 
C)  Innovation and creativity are now frowned upon in favor of predictability. 
D)  Services that were seen as public goods are now seen as profit centers.

Question 13

Indian mathematician Brahmagupta described gravity over one thousand years before Isaac Newton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

One advantage of rationalization and the understanding of science is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer evil spirits 
B)  longer human lifespans 
C)  less farm yield 
D)  more powerful priests 
A)  fewer evil spirits 
B)  longer human lifespans 
C)  less farm yield 
D)  more powerful priests

Question 15

Emma lived in pre-Enlightenment Europe. When her son came down with the plague, Emma would most likely have sought help from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  logical measures 
B)  science 
C)  physicians 
D)  magic 
A)  logical measures 
B)  science 
C)  physicians 
D)  magic

Question 16

Public schools provide education paid for by taxpayers, but private schools require tuition, and represent schooling which has been ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  standardized 
B)  commodified 
C)  rationalized 
D)  profiteered 
A)  standardized 
B)  commodified 
C)  rationalized 
D)  profiteered

Question 17

A society based on organic solidarity has a much simpler division of labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Dan owns a football team. Several Native American groups have told him the nickname and logos he uses for his team are offensive and racist. Dan has ______ stereotypical Native American imagery.

Accepted Answer

A)  commodified 
B)  stigmatized 
C)  curtailed 
D)  personalized 
A)  commodified 
B)  stigmatized 
C)  curtailed 
D)  personalized

Question 19

Why are workers sometimes frustrated and angered when companies switch to assembly line production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their health care benefits were cut to maximize profits. 
B)  Raises given to workers were not high enough. 
C)  The work became unthinking and uncreative. 
D)  Micromanagement of employees declined. 
A)  Their health care benefits were cut to maximize profits. 
B)  Raises given to workers were not high enough. 
C)  The work became unthinking and uncreative. 
D)  Micromanagement of employees declined.

Question 20

What attitude about workers was shared by Taylor and Ford?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both felt factory work was a noble pursuit. 
B)  Workers are on their way to becoming owners. 
C)  Both had little respect for factory workers. 
D)  They believed workers value workplace efficiencies. 
A)  They both felt factory work was a noble pursuit. 
B)  Workers are on their way to becoming owners. 
C)  Both had little respect for factory workers. 
D)  They believed workers value workplace efficiencies.

Jerry likes to ensure positive outcomes from eating a healthy diet as recommended by his doctor. In other words, he wants ______.

Evaluate scientific management in terms of productivity, efficiency, and effects on workers as well as owners. Include a discussion of Frederick Taylor, Henry Ford, Émile Durkheim, and Karl Marx in relation to this question.

Despite promising to keep the factory open, production for Star-Spangled Flagmaking Company moved from the United States to Asia to cut costs, a move called ______.

Durkheim would most likely categorize the United States as a society based on ______ solidarity.

What is one innovation introduced when the assembly line was standardized?

What has changed employee expectations in many low-level service jobs since the 1980s?

According to Weber, as the world becomes disenchanted, what else is also lost for in many people's lives?

Gamel knows his horse will turn right every time his bridle is pulled in that direction, in other words, the response of the horse is ______.

Under capitalism, if a worker creates more surplus value for the owner, he or she is entitled to be paid more as a reward.

Predict outcomes if the trend toward automating good production sector jobs continues. What other types of jobs may emerge? Be sure to discuss precarious employment and emotional labor, using details and examples to support your answer.

What is one way rationalization has changed the way we think about goods and services?

Indian mathematician Brahmagupta described gravity over one thousand years before Isaac Newton.

One advantage of rationalization and the understanding of science is ______.

Emma lived in pre-Enlightenment Europe. When her son came down with the plague, Emma would most likely have sought help from ______.

Public schools provide education paid for by taxpayers, but private schools require tuition, and represent schooling which has been ______.

A society based on organic solidarity has a much simpler division of labor.

Dan owns a football team. Several Native American groups have told him the nickname and logos he uses for his team are offensive and racist. Dan has ______ stereotypical Native American imagery.

Why are workers sometimes frustrated and angered when companies switch to assembly line production?

What attitude about workers was shared by Taylor and Ford?

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Exam 10: Work and Rationalization

Jerry likes to ensure positive outcomes from eating a healthy diet as recommended by his doctor. In other words, he wants ______.

Evaluate scientific management in terms of productivity, efficiency, and effects on workers as well as owners. Include a discussion of Frederick Taylor, Henry Ford, Émile Durkheim, and Karl Marx in relation to this question.

Despite promising to keep the factory open, production for Star-Spangled Flagmaking Company moved from the United States to Asia to cut costs, a move called ______.

Durkheim would most likely categorize the United States as a society based on ______ solidarity.

What is one innovation introduced when the assembly line was standardized?

What has changed employee expectations in many low-level service jobs since the 1980s?

According to Weber, as the world becomes disenchanted, what else is also lost for in many people's lives?

Gamel knows his horse will turn right every time his bridle is pulled in that direction, in other words, the response of the horse is ______.

Under capitalism, if a worker creates more surplus value for the owner, he or she is entitled to be paid more as a reward.

Predict outcomes if the trend toward automating good production sector jobs continues. What other types of jobs may emerge? Be sure to discuss precarious employment and emotional labor, using details and examples to support your answer.

What is one way rationalization has changed the way we think about goods and services?

Indian mathematician Brahmagupta described gravity over one thousand years before Isaac Newton.

One advantage of rationalization and the understanding of science is ______.

Emma lived in pre-Enlightenment Europe. When her son came down with the plague, Emma would most likely have sought help from ______.

Public schools provide education paid for by taxpayers, but private schools require tuition, and represent schooling which has been ______.

A society based on organic solidarity has a much simpler division of labor.

Dan owns a football team. Several Native American groups have told him the nickname and logos he uses for his team are offensive and racist. Dan has ______ stereotypical Native American imagery.

Why are workers sometimes frustrated and angered when companies switch to assembly line production?

What attitude about workers was shared by Taylor and Ford?

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