Exam 11: Work and Occupations

McDonaldization is a term attributed to Max Weber.

Amy is a retail salesperson in a family-owned business. In a store expansion, Amy is promised a manager's job in another city; however, the opportunity never materializes because the store owner's niece gets the manager's job. What kind of job situation does Amy find herself in?

People with disabilities face barriers to good jobs.

An immigrant dentist found that he had to take some additional courses and pay the Canadian Dental Association $10,000 before he could practise in Canada. He had no problem with taking the courses, but he did not have $10,000 to pay the association. What was the intended effect of this payment requirement?

According to the text, which statement best describes nonstandard jobs?

In which of the following sectors do we find the jobs that are in the lower tier of the service sector?

At a fast-food burger joint, workers are exclusively assigned some of the following tasks: a chipper who fries potatoes, a flipper who grills meat patties, and a condiment person who puts garnish on buns. What is a common sociological term for the way this establishment is organized?

An underground miner works a schedule that the company terms a "short-change-long-change" shift rotation: four nights straight, four days off; five days straight, three days off; seven afternoons and evenings straight, two days off. What term best describes this shift rotation?

Aboriginal workers are especially susceptible to the "bad work syndrome," which makes it an extreme challenge for them to get better jobs.

According to the text, which of the following was a function of the assembly line?

As a result of total quality management, what change has occurred in service industries?

Tony was employed directly after leaving high school in a paper mill for 16 years, until it closed; today he works in a call centre. This story has been repeated throughout Canada's forest-related industries. Which of the following terms best defines Tony's experience?

Michelle works in the education system. Unfortunately, full-time work in her field has disappeared with the onset of the latest recession, so she works from contract to contract. Why would employers in her profession prefer to offer contracts each year rather than full-time work?

Although the commonsense understanding is that we all have an equal chance to acquire a good job, the reality is that we do not. According to the research on job ghettos, who is likely to be trapped in poor jobs and why?

To meet consumer demand, a company began to mass produce chickens of a standard size and then slaughter them, process them, and package them. First, the industry had to adopt most features of assembly-line production. What term best identifies the structuring of these chicken factories?

Lawrence worked for a fisherman, heading out to sea at 5

Jose, Salvador, and Manuel are three Mexican migrant farm workers who were legally employed as seasonal agricultural workers in Canada. The owner of the farm called them into the office midway through the season, fired them without explanation, and sent them back to Mexico the next day. This event is a demonstration of which of the following?

Sam was a craftsman living in preindustrialized Europe. He had a weaving company where he spun the wool, wove the fabric, and took it to market. As industrialization was introduced, a factory was set up nearby where one person spun, another wove, and another went to market. What was the name given to these people doing only one job?

According to the text, what impact does occupational sex segregation have on workplace satisfaction?

Imagine that you have finished school and have launched a successful business. It is doing so well that you need to hire three employees to assist you. Utilizing knowledge and understanding that you have acquired as a result of studying this chapter, list and discuss three work policies you would establish in order to promote job satisfaction for your new employees, while still ensuring the growth and prosperity of your enterprise. How and/or why will these policies help you as the business owner and them as employees?