Question 1

Sociologists often use occupation to gauge a person's location in the class structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss how unemployment rates vary depending on different factors, such as age, minority status, indigeneity and others.

Accepted Answer

Unemployment rates tend to be significan

Question 3

What, according to many commentators, has the labour market been polarizing into over the last several decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  Emotional labour and manual labour 
B)  Service work and knowledge work 
C)  Part-time work and full-time work 
D)  Standard employment and nonstandard employment 
E)  "Good jobs" and "bad jobs" 
A)  Emotional labour and manual labour 
B)  Service work and knowledge work 
C)  Part-time work and full-time work 
D)  Standard employment and nonstandard employment 
E)  "Good jobs" and "bad jobs"

Question 4

Temporary and contract jobs are examples of standard work arrangements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the main assumptions of human capital theory? What does this approach fail to account for in terms of labour market outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Human capital theory is a theory that dr

Question 6

Which of the following is not an assumption of human capital theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a primary and a secondary labour market. 
B)  Employers make rational hiring and promotion decisions based on ability. 
C)  Everyone with similar qualifications compete for available jobs. 
D)  A job's rewards are based on its economic contribution to society. 
E)  The market rewards those who have the greatest human capital. 
A)  There is a primary and a secondary labour market. 
B)  Employers make rational hiring and promotion decisions based on ability. 
C)  Everyone with similar qualifications compete for available jobs. 
D)  A job's rewards are based on its economic contribution to society. 
E)  The market rewards those who have the greatest human capital.

Question 7

According to dual systems theorists, how are women disproportionately locked into poorer jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the decisions of employers and the efforts of male workers to exclude or marginalize them 
B)  By their choice to balance childrearing with paid employment 
C)  By the decisions of employers and the efforts of female workers to exclude or marginalize them 
D)  By a lack of access to information about good jobs 
E)  By a lack of on-the-job training needed for advancement 
A)  By the decisions of employers and the efforts of male workers to exclude or marginalize them 
B)  By their choice to balance childrearing with paid employment 
C)  By the decisions of employers and the efforts of female workers to exclude or marginalize them 
D)  By a lack of access to information about good jobs 
E)  By a lack of on-the-job training needed for advancement

Question 8

White, Canadian-born men are over-represented in non-standard jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What are some ways that occupational groupings might hide the amount of gender-based segregation in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

Occupational groupings can sometimes mas

Question 10

What is non-standard work? What are some of the example of this type of employment?

Accepted Answer

Non-standard work takes many forms; it i

Question 11

The ratio of people aged 15 years of age and older who are working, to the overall population in this age group refers to what measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  The underemployment rate 
B)  The employment rate 
C)  The unemployment rate 
D)  The credential gap 
E)  Labour market segmentation rate 
A)  The underemployment rate 
B)  The employment rate 
C)  The unemployment rate 
D)  The credential gap 
E)  Labour market segmentation rate

Question 12

How is the Canadian labour market changing? Explain how these changes might contribute to social inequality.

Accepted Answer

The Canadian labour market is shifting f

Question 13

Critical race theorists have shown that _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the labour market is an even playing field 
B)  the number of young people with university credentials is growing 
C)  hiring and promotion criteria that appear neutral can be infused with racial bias 
D)  hiring and promotion criteria that appear neutral can be infused with gender bias 
E)  white men are often chosen first because they typically have more university credentials 
A)  the labour market is an even playing field 
B)  the number of young people with university credentials is growing 
C)  hiring and promotion criteria that appear neutral can be infused with racial bias 
D)  hiring and promotion criteria that appear neutral can be infused with gender bias 
E)  white men are often chosen first because they typically have more university credentials

Question 14

Do you think that we live in a true meritocracy? What non-merit factors might influence where you end up in life?

Accepted Answer

No, I do not believe that we live in a t

Question 15

In Canada's labour market, post-secondary education guarantees access to a good job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some scholars see the growth of the services sector as a potential contributor to social inequality because it comprises both "good" jobs and "bad" jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The sum of our networks and the value these networks have in given fields such as the labour market is the main consideration of what approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural capital 
B)  Labour market segmentation theory 
C)  Human capital theory 
D)  Social capital 
E)  Social closure 
A)  Cultural capital 
B)  Labour market segmentation theory 
C)  Human capital theory 
D)  Social capital 
E)  Social closure

Sociologists often use occupation to gauge a person's location in the class structure.

Discuss how unemployment rates vary depending on different factors, such as age, minority status, indigeneity and others.

What, according to many commentators, has the labour market been polarizing into over the last several decades?

Temporary and contract jobs are examples of standard work arrangements.

What are the main assumptions of human capital theory? What does this approach fail to account for in terms of labour market outcomes?

Which of the following is not an assumption of human capital theory?

According to dual systems theorists, how are women disproportionately locked into poorer jobs?

White, Canadian-born men are over-represented in non-standard jobs.

What are some ways that occupational groupings might hide the amount of gender-based segregation in the workplace?

What is non-standard work? What are some of the example of this type of employment?

The ratio of people aged 15 years of age and older who are working, to the overall population in this age group refers to what measure?

How is the Canadian labour market changing? Explain how these changes might contribute to social inequality.

Critical race theorists have shown that _____________.

Do you think that we live in a true meritocracy? What non-merit factors might influence where you end up in life?

In Canada's labour market, post-secondary education guarantees access to a good job.

Some scholars see the growth of the services sector as a potential contributor to social inequality because it comprises both "good" jobs and "bad" jobs.

The sum of our networks and the value these networks have in given fields such as the labour market is the main consideration of what approach?

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The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and First Nations Issues: a Content Analysis of Major Canadian Media, 2014-2015

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Regional Inequality in Canada: an Enduring Issue

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Exam 6: Inequalities in Work and Employment

Sociologists often use occupation to gauge a person's location in the class structure.

Discuss how unemployment rates vary depending on different factors, such as age, minority status, indigeneity and others.

What, according to many commentators, has the labour market been polarizing into over the last several decades?

Temporary and contract jobs are examples of standard work arrangements.

What are the main assumptions of human capital theory? What does this approach fail to account for in terms of labour market outcomes?

Which of the following is not an assumption of human capital theory?

According to dual systems theorists, how are women disproportionately locked into poorer jobs?

White, Canadian-born men are over-represented in non-standard jobs.

What are some ways that occupational groupings might hide the amount of gender-based segregation in the workplace?

What is non-standard work? What are some of the example of this type of employment?

The ratio of people aged 15 years of age and older who are working, to the overall population in this age group refers to what measure?

How is the Canadian labour market changing? Explain how these changes might contribute to social inequality.

Critical race theorists have shown that _____________.

Do you think that we live in a true meritocracy? What non-merit factors might influence where you end up in life?

In Canada's labour market, post-secondary education guarantees access to a good job.

Some scholars see the growth of the services sector as a potential contributor to social inequality because it comprises both "good" jobs and "bad" jobs.

The sum of our networks and the value these networks have in given fields such as the labour market is the main consideration of what approach?

Investigating Ownership Concentration, Transnational Connections, and State Involvement in the Canadian Economy

Corporate Power in 21st Century Canada

Breaking Down the Wealth Equation: Housing, Assets, and Debt

Poverty and Income Inequality: Measures and Trends

The Distribution of Wealth and Economic Inequality: Canada and the World

Social Class, Post-Secondary Education, and Occupational Outcomes

Location Matters: Education and Employment Inequalities in Northern and Rural Canada

Exploring Definitions of Indigenous Student Success

Immigration Pathways and Next Generation Outcomes: Caribbean and Filipino Children of Caregivers

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and First Nations Issues: a Content Analysis of Major Canadian Media, 2014-2015

Racial Inequality, Social Cohesion, and Policy Issues in Canada

Neoliberalism, Gender, and the Gig Economy in Canada

Changing Gender Time Distributions in Domestic Duties: 1986-2015

Gender Inequality and Family Patterns

Lgbtq2s Employment and Earnings in Canada

Disability and Social Inequality Over the Life Course

Regional Inequality in Canada: an Enduring Issue

Social Inequality and Health

Covid-19 and Prisons: a Perfect Storm of Illness, Isolation, and Inequality

Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program: Unequal by Design

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