Question 1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a capitalist economic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individuals invest their capital in production of goods and services to make a profit. 
B)  Workers receive most of their remuneration in wages. 
C)  The owners of enterprises make a profit by keeping their costs down below what they sell their goods and services for in the market. 
D)  Producers compete with one another in a free market. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Individuals invest their capital in production of goods and services to make a profit. 
B)  Workers receive most of their remuneration in wages. 
C)  The owners of enterprises make a profit by keeping their costs down below what they sell their goods and services for in the market. 
D)  Producers compete with one another in a free market. 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of dedifferentiation in post-Fordist production?

Accepted Answer

A)  Managers try to promote the kinds of 'human bonds' and personal relations that had previously been excluded from the work place. 
B)  Workers frequently move from firm to firm, rather than staying at one workplace for their entire lives. 
C)  Direct-selling organizations rely on personal interactions between consumer and producer, and stress networks of cooperation rather than hierarchical control. 
D)  Many workers work from home, or 'telecommute' rather than limiting their working time from 9 to 5 at the office. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Managers try to promote the kinds of 'human bonds' and personal relations that had previously been excluded from the work place. 
B)  Workers frequently move from firm to firm, rather than staying at one workplace for their entire lives. 
C)  Direct-selling organizations rely on personal interactions between consumer and producer, and stress networks of cooperation rather than hierarchical control. 
D)  Many workers work from home, or 'telecommute' rather than limiting their working time from 9 to 5 at the office. 
E)  All of the above

Question 3

Pride in work, extra effort, peer training, and loyalty to a particular manager, on the other hand, are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Passive strategies of resistance 
B)  Active strategies of resistance 
C)  Passive strategies of cooperation 
D)  Active strategies of cooperation 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Passive strategies of resistance 
B)  Active strategies of resistance 
C)  Passive strategies of cooperation 
D)  Active strategies of cooperation 
E)  None of the above

Question 4

In the so-called new work economy, outsourcing is:

Accepted Answer

A)  A typical condition of increased bureaucracy where high level officials delegate their work to lower level workers, yet receive all the credit for the task accomplished. 
B)  The tendency of companies to hire consultants in order to evade paying corporate taxes. 
C)  When corporations and businesses send work to contractors (often times in other countries) in order to avoid paying higher wages for labor or providing benefits. 
D)  A policy where individuals are not allowed to cite colleagues within their own firm on official documents and reports. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  A typical condition of increased bureaucracy where high level officials delegate their work to lower level workers, yet receive all the credit for the task accomplished. 
B)  The tendency of companies to hire consultants in order to evade paying corporate taxes. 
C)  When corporations and businesses send work to contractors (often times in other countries) in order to avoid paying higher wages for labor or providing benefits. 
D)  A policy where individuals are not allowed to cite colleagues within their own firm on official documents and reports. 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

Ethnographic studies of the workplace have observed workers "strategies of resistance and cooperation." Playing dumb, withholding enthusiasm and avoiding work are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Passive strategies of resistance 
B)  Active strategies of resistance 
C)  Passive strategies of cooperation 
D)  Active strategies of cooperation 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Passive strategies of resistance 
B)  Active strategies of resistance 
C)  Passive strategies of cooperation 
D)  Active strategies of cooperation 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

The example of outsourcing indicates a distinctly Fordist mode of production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Producers of the popular television show "the Office" attribute its success mostly to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Its similarity to dramatic, reality-TV shows. 
B)  Its emphasis on poking fun at the mundane details of everyday life 
C)  Its focus on family relationships. 
A)  Its similarity to dramatic, reality-TV shows. 
B)  Its emphasis on poking fun at the mundane details of everyday life 
C)  Its focus on family relationships.

Question 8

Deindustrialization refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The emergence of postindustrialism 
B)  The systematic decrease in the nation's manufacturing infrastructure. 
C)  The decline of technology in modern economic life, in spite of media and popular belief to the contrary. 
D)  Both a and b, but not c 
E)  None of the above 
A)  The emergence of postindustrialism 
B)  The systematic decrease in the nation's manufacturing infrastructure. 
C)  The decline of technology in modern economic life, in spite of media and popular belief to the contrary. 
D)  Both a and b, but not c 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

The key characteristic of bureaucracy according to Max Weber is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Employees are personally free, subject only to authority relating to their official obligations. 
B)  There is a clear hierarchy of offices. 
C)  Work tasks are clearly defined. 
D)  Workers are awarded fixed salaries for their performance and candidates for office are evaluated on the basis of their technical qualifications. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Employees are personally free, subject only to authority relating to their official obligations. 
B)  There is a clear hierarchy of offices. 
C)  Work tasks are clearly defined. 
D)  Workers are awarded fixed salaries for their performance and candidates for office are evaluated on the basis of their technical qualifications. 
E)  All of the above

Question 10

An individual who seeks jobs, rather than looking out for new projects, knowledge, and information, is called a free agent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

"Taylorism" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  A term referring to Charles Taylor's theory of the division of labor. 
B)  A term referring to Frederick Taylor's belief that there is one best way to perform every task that could be discovered by observing workers and developing a more efficient means to accomplish their work. 
C)  A system of 'scientific management' that was the predecessor to modern quality control, as well as the modern industrial ethic behind Fordism. 
D)  Both b and c, but not a 
E)  None of the above 
A)  A term referring to Charles Taylor's theory of the division of labor. 
B)  A term referring to Frederick Taylor's belief that there is one best way to perform every task that could be discovered by observing workers and developing a more efficient means to accomplish their work. 
C)  A system of 'scientific management' that was the predecessor to modern quality control, as well as the modern industrial ethic behind Fordism. 
D)  Both b and c, but not a 
E)  None of the above

Question 12

According to Chapter 12, all of the most advanced economies, not including the United States, can be described as mixed economies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a capitalist economic system?

Which of the following is an example of dedifferentiation in post-Fordist production?

Pride in work, extra effort, peer training, and loyalty to a particular manager, on the other hand, are:

In the so-called new work economy, outsourcing is:

Ethnographic studies of the workplace have observed workers "strategies of resistance and cooperation." Playing dumb, withholding enthusiasm and avoiding work are:

The example of outsourcing indicates a distinctly Fordist mode of production.

Producers of the popular television show "the Office" attribute its success mostly to:

Deindustrialization refers to:

The key characteristic of bureaucracy according to Max Weber is:

An individual who seeks jobs, rather than looking out for new projects, knowledge, and information, is called a free agent.

"Taylorism" is:

According to Chapter 12, all of the most advanced economies, not including the United States, can be described as mixed economies.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a capitalist economic system?

Which of the following is an example of dedifferentiation in post-Fordist production?

Pride in work, extra effort, peer training, and loyalty to a particular manager, on the other hand, are:

In the so-called new work economy, outsourcing is:

Ethnographic studies of the workplace have observed workers "strategies of resistance and cooperation." Playing dumb, withholding enthusiasm and avoiding work are:

The example of outsourcing indicates a distinctly Fordist mode of production.

Producers of the popular television show "the Office" attribute its success mostly to:

Deindustrialization refers to:

The key characteristic of bureaucracy according to Max Weber is:

An individual who seeks jobs, rather than looking out for new projects, knowledge, and information, is called a free agent.

"Taylorism" is:

According to Chapter 12, all of the most advanced economies, not including the United States, can be described as mixed economies.

Sociological Stories and Key Concepts

Sociological Methods

Cultural Structures

Media and Communication

Socialization and the Life Cycle

Sexuality

Marriage and the Family

Inequality

Gender

Race and Ethnicity

Crime and Deviance

Education

Health and Medicine

Religion

Urbanism and Population

Politics, Publics, and the State

Social Change, Collective Action, and Social Movements

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