Exam 6: Inequalities in Work and Employment

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Labour segmentation theory is concerned primarily with describing how individuals move between the "primary" to the "secondary" segment of the labour market.

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What trend is evident in Canada over the last century pertaining to types of economic activity?

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Which of the following traits does not account for occupational segregation?

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Front-line service workers are subject to control and discipline by customers.

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Which of the following approaches considers the relationship between the access children have to books and international travel, and their educational achievement?

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The wealthy and well-connected cannot trade on social and cultural capital to find labour market success whereas those who were raised without such capital, or who did not obtain it through their schooling, can.

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In 2016, how many First Nations people living outside of reserves were employed?

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Non-standard work is always low-paid and precarious.

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What has the Canadian government done to counteract biases on race, gender and ethnicity in the workforce?

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White-collar occupations only include desirable jobs.

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Labour market segmentation demonstrates the labour market as comprising unequal segments, such that movement to a better or "primary" segment from a worse or "secondary" segment is often difficult.

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According to Reskin and Roos (1990), what do we need to consider in order to understand the labour market and the distribution of people into jobs?

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Which of the following is true of the unemployment rate?

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What is gig work? what does it mean to be a gig worker?

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Which industry would fall outside of Statistics Canada's "goods-producing industry"?

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Which of the following is not true of occupational segregation?

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Some firms may have both primary and secondary markers in their workforce at the same time.

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Human capital theory focuses on the influence of employers' hiring practices on inequality.

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In Canada, underemployment is the highest for visible minorities and immigrant workers.

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There is evidence that professional occupations constitute a greater proportion of the employed labour force in Canada.

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Exam 6: Inequalities in Work and Employment

Labour segmentation theory is concerned primarily with describing how individuals move between the "primary" to the "secondary" segment of the labour market.

What trend is evident in Canada over the last century pertaining to types of economic activity?

Which of the following traits does not account for occupational segregation?

Front-line service workers are subject to control and discipline by customers.

Which of the following approaches considers the relationship between the access children have to books and international travel, and their educational achievement?

The wealthy and well-connected cannot trade on social and cultural capital to find labour market success whereas those who were raised without such capital, or who did not obtain it through their schooling, can.

In 2016, how many First Nations people living outside of reserves were employed?

Non-standard work is always low-paid and precarious.

What has the Canadian government done to counteract biases on race, gender and ethnicity in the workforce?

White-collar occupations only include desirable jobs.

Labour market segmentation demonstrates the labour market as comprising unequal segments, such that movement to a better or "primary" segment from a worse or "secondary" segment is often difficult.

According to Reskin and Roos (1990), what do we need to consider in order to understand the labour market and the distribution of people into jobs?

Which of the following is true of the unemployment rate?

What is gig work? what does it mean to be a gig worker?

Which industry would fall outside of Statistics Canada's "goods-producing industry"?

Which of the following is not true of occupational segregation?

Some firms may have both primary and secondary markers in their workforce at the same time.

Human capital theory focuses on the influence of employers' hiring practices on inequality.

In Canada, underemployment is the highest for visible minorities and immigrant workers.

There is evidence that professional occupations constitute a greater proportion of the employed labour force in Canada.

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