Exam 36: Bully Nation: How the American Establishment Creates a Bullying Society

The authors begin by relating Claudette Wilson's "pickle problem." Wilson was sent home two hours early from her shift at a Burger King in Michigan after being accused of not placing pickles correctly on her burgers. What was the real reason the franchisee sent her home?

Which of the following is true of the media portrayal of type of bullying that is a by-product of corporate capitalism?

The authors use the term ______ to describe the type of bullying that is a by-product of corporate capitalism.

Judge Arthur J. Anchan concluded that the franchisee's actions were ______.

According to the authors, why should corporate institutional bullying not be considered personal bullying?

Writer Ayn Rand articulated the belief that ______ is immoral.

How did Mitt Romney's comment about "makers and takers" that he made during the 2012 election reflect an enduring early American Puritanical viewpoint?

Why do the authors discuss the 1892 strike that took place at a Carnegie steel plant in Homestead Pennsylvania?

According to the authors, austerity policies reflect a belief in ______.

Karl Marx argued that ______ is the essential capitalist ingredient for profit.

Why are corporations that do not bully their workers at a competitive disadvantage?

In general, how do the authors characterize the bullying problem at Burger King and other fast food restaurants?

Derber and Magrass explain that since at least the nineteenth century, American capitalists have viewed the competitive process as a form of ______.

The authors relate economist Thomas Piketty's argument that the more perfect the capitalist system, ______.

Derber and Magrass examine bullying in the context of ______.