Question 1

Which term describes the decline of middle range jobs in favor of more low skilled jobs and fewer high skilled jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Labour inequality 
B)  Labour stratification 
C)  Job polarization 
D)  Job divergence 
A)  Labour inequality 
B)  Labour stratification 
C)  Job polarization 
D)  Job divergence C

Question 2

Which term describes that idea that technology will replace human labour in factories, releasing people from jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Automation 
B)  Post-work society 
C)  Post-labour society 
D)  Robotization 
A)  Automation 
B)  Post-work society 
C)  Post-labour society 
D)  Robotization B

Question 3

Which term does Karl Marx use to describe individuals who sell their labour power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers 
B)  The bourgeoise 
C)  The proletariat 
D)  Blue-collar workers 
A)  Workers 
B)  The bourgeoise 
C)  The proletariat 
D)  Blue-collar workers C

Question 4

According to Karl Marx those who own the means of production are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  The rich 
B)  The bourgeoise 
C)  Stakeholders 
D)  CEOs 
A)  The rich 
B)  The bourgeoise 
C)  Stakeholders 
D)  CEOs

Question 5

The global slavery index estimates how many people live in modern slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  15.2 million 
B)  23.7 million 
C)  43.3 million 
D)  50 million 
A)  15.2 million 
B)  23.7 million 
C)  43.3 million 
D)  50 million

Question 6

The type of labour which describes how employees' appearances are commodified to fit an employer's image is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Aesthetic labour 
B)  Model labour 
C)  Appearance labour 
D)  Fashion labour 
A)  Aesthetic labour 
B)  Model labour 
C)  Appearance labour 
D)  Fashion labour

Question 7

The term emotional labour describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  The process of managing feelings and expressions to portray oneself to the public in a certain way 
B)  Feeling emotionally drained at work 
C)  Those working in psychiatry 
D)  Having to listen to your peers' problems 
A)  The process of managing feelings and expressions to portray oneself to the public in a certain way 
B)  Feeling emotionally drained at work 
C)  Those working in psychiatry 
D)  Having to listen to your peers' problems

Question 8

Workers responsible for handling information are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Information workers 
B)  Knowledge workers 
C)  Educational specialists 
D)  Scholars 
A)  Information workers 
B)  Knowledge workers 
C)  Educational specialists 
D)  Scholars

Question 9

Invisible work refers to work that is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Insignificant 
B)  Based on theorizing rather than producing physical goods 
C)  Unnoticed or hidden from view, but necessary to make production work possible 
D)  Undertaken by people who are viewed as deviant 
A)  Insignificant 
B)  Based on theorizing rather than producing physical goods 
C)  Unnoticed or hidden from view, but necessary to make production work possible 
D)  Undertaken by people who are viewed as deviant

Question 10

The term Fordism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Making cars 
B)  Selling handcrafted products for high profits 
C)  A labour production which requires highly specialized workers who make a large contribution to the manufacturing process 
D)  The standardized mass production of good which requires workers to make only a small contribution to the manufacturing process 
A)  Making cars 
B)  Selling handcrafted products for high profits 
C)  A labour production which requires highly specialized workers who make a large contribution to the manufacturing process 
D)  The standardized mass production of good which requires workers to make only a small contribution to the manufacturing process

Which term describes the decline of middle range jobs in favor of more low skilled jobs and fewer high skilled jobs?

Which term describes that idea that technology will replace human labour in factories, releasing people from jobs?

Which term does Karl Marx use to describe individuals who sell their labour power?

According to Karl Marx those who own the means of production are called:

The global slavery index estimates how many people live in modern slavery?

The type of labour which describes how employees' appearances are commodified to fit an employer's image is called:

The term emotional labour describes:

Workers responsible for handling information are called:

Invisible work refers to work that is:

The term Fordism refers to:

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Which term describes the decline of middle range jobs in favor of more low skilled jobs and fewer high skilled jobs?

Which term describes that idea that technology will replace human labour in factories, releasing people from jobs?

Which term does Karl Marx use to describe individuals who sell their labour power?

According to Karl Marx those who own the means of production are called:

The global slavery index estimates how many people live in modern slavery?

The type of labour which describes how employees' appearances are commodified to fit an employer's image is called:

The term emotional labour describes:

Workers responsible for handling information are called:

Invisible work refers to work that is:

The term Fordism refers to:

What Is Sociological About the Digital Society

What Is Sociological About the Environment

What Is Sociological About Crime

What Is Society

Sociology of an Interconnected World

Classical Sociologies

Contemporary Social Thory

Beyond the Qualitativequantitative Divide

Methods Visual, Internet

Class

Gender

Race

Age

Families and Households

Intimacies and Relationships

Health

Education

Religion

Cultures and Consumption

War and Violence

Science and Technology

Migrations

Social Movements

Sociology As a Science

Public Sociology

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