Exam 4: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs

Based on the trends you have read about in Chapters 3 and 4, describe what you see as the most pressing issues facing Canadian employers and workers for the next few decades to come?

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The term involuntary part-time worker best describes which of the following?

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Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic job reward?

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Which of the following is correct about part-time employment in Canada?

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Question 4

In recent years the topic of job quality has received increased public attention. Why is job quality important? How do we differentiate between "good" and "bad" jobs? How are they distributed across occupations and industries? What are the implications of job quality trends for employers and workers?

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Question 5

Which of the following is correct about self-employment in Canada?

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Which of the following is not an example of an "additional employment benefit?"

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Sally works part-time at a local farm while on her summer vacation from school. Which of the following does not describe her job?

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Which of the following is correct about the average number of hours worked per week in Canada today?

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Question 9

According to Monica Boyd's socioeconomic status (SES) scale, which of the following occupations would have the lowest score?

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Which of the following is correct about Canadian unemployment trends?

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Question 11

Briefly outline historical trends in self-employment in Canada. Distinguish between self-employed employers and own-account self-employment.

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Question 12

Briefly outline how unemployment rates vary by gender, age, and region in Canada.

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What is meant by the term nonstandard employment? In a few sentences explain the trends in nonstandard employment in Canada in recent years.

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Which of the following best characterizes occupational status?

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Which of the following best describes "cyclical unemployment"?

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Which of the following is correct about nonstandard employment in Canada?

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Which of the following best characterizes income differences across industries in Canada?

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Question 18

Approximately what proportion of employed Canadians worked part-time in 2012?

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Question 19

Which of the following is correct about job quality?

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Based on the trends you have read about in Chapters 3 and 4, describe what you see as the most pressing issues facing Canadian employers and workers for the next few decades to come?

The term involuntary part-time worker best describes which of the following?

Which of the following is an example of an extrinsic job reward?

Which of the following is correct about part-time employment in Canada?

Which of the following is correct about self-employment in Canada?

Which of the following is not an example of an "additional employment benefit?"

Sally works part-time at a local farm while on her summer vacation from school. Which of the following does not describe her job?

Which of the following is correct about the average number of hours worked per week in Canada today?

According to Monica Boyd's socioeconomic status (SES) scale, which of the following occupations would have the lowest score?

Which of the following is correct about Canadian unemployment trends?

Briefly outline historical trends in self-employment in Canada. Distinguish between self-employed employers and own-account self-employment.

Briefly outline how unemployment rates vary by gender, age, and region in Canada.

What is meant by the term nonstandard employment? In a few sentences explain the trends in nonstandard employment in Canada in recent years.

Which of the following best characterizes occupational status?

Which of the following best describes "cyclical unemployment"?

Which of the following is correct about nonstandard employment in Canada?

Which of the following best characterizes income differences across industries in Canada?

Approximately what proportion of employed Canadians worked part-time in 2012?

Which of the following is correct about job quality?

Historical Perspectives on Work 1700-1950s

Contemporary Debates on Work 1950s to Present Day

Canadian Employment Trends

Labour Markets: Opportunities and Inequality

Gender and Paid Employment

Household, Family, and Caring Work

Organizing and Managing Work

In Search of New Managerial Paradigms

Conflict and Control in the Workplace

Unions and Industrial Relations

Alternative Approaches to Economic Organization

Work Values and Work Orientations

Job Satisfaction, Alienation, and Work-Related Stress

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