Exam 10: Work and the Economy

The notion that your sense of worth and the satisfaction of your needs are intricately related to the kind of work that you do is called _____.

By 2015, _____ percent of wage and salary workers were union members.

In recent years, the United States has moved into a(n) _____ society.

Globalization means that businesses find low-skilled workers in other nations who work for lower pay than Americans.

When executives downsize an organization causing thousands of people to lose their job, many times the executive is rewarded with bonuses for saving the company money.

All civilians who are employed or unemployed but able and desiring to work is called _____.

Working full-time for poverty wages is called _____.

People who are underemployed, in the sense of being overeducated and overqualified for their jobs, are:

Two researchers, Dixon and Van Horn (2003), looked at work in the early 2000s and called it the era of _____.

An economic system in which there is private, rather than state, ownership of wealth and control of the production and distribution of goods is called _____.

The notion that your sense of worth and the satisfaction of your needs are intricately related to the kind of work you do is called _____.

In the context of interpersonal relationships, researchers have found that shift work tends to _____.

Which of the following terms refers to the separation of work into specialized tasks?

In the future, workers will need verbal, math, and _____ skills.

Work can have a negative impact on both the emotional and the physical well-being of workers.

When a company or corporation reduces the labor force, it is called _____.

In a pure capitalist system, government involvement in the economy is _____.

In simplest terms, globalization of the economy means _____.

In _____, people are motivated by profit and compete with each other for maximum shares of profit.

Which of the following problems can be a result of unemployment?