Question 1

Which of the following best defines the concept "work orientations"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The meaning attached to work in a particular society. 
B)  The meaning attached to work by the dominant elites within a society. 
C)  The aspects of work that a particular individual does not enjoy. 
D)  The meaning attached to work by particular individuals within a society. 
A)  The meaning attached to work in a particular society. 
B)  The meaning attached to work by the dominant elites within a society. 
C)  The aspects of work that a particular individual does not enjoy. 
D)  The meaning attached to work by particular individuals within a society.

Question 2

Briefly discuss some of the manifest and latent functions of work. Make reference to research on unemployment which helps us understand the latent functions.

Accepted Answer

Work serves both manifest and latent fun

Question 3

Which of the following would be evidence that clearly contradicts arguments about the impact of the "Confucian work ethic" on economic development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rapid economic growth in Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea in the 1990s. 
B)  Capitalist economic development in Communist China. 
C)  Late industrialization in Canada, compared to western Europe and the United States. 
D)  Rapid economic growth in India and Brazil over the past decade. 
A)  Rapid economic growth in Singapore, Taiwan, and South Korea in the 1990s. 
B)  Capitalist economic development in Communist China. 
C)  Late industrialization in Canada, compared to western Europe and the United States. 
D)  Rapid economic growth in India and Brazil over the past decade.

Question 4

Which of the following would be a "latent function" of work, according to Marie Jahoda?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enjoyable interactions with coworkers. 
B)  A pension that helps maintain a person's standard of living after retirement. 
C)  The need to get a good education in order to get a good job. 
D)  The profits a company owner obtains from the work of employees. 
A)  Enjoyable interactions with coworkers. 
B)  A pension that helps maintain a person's standard of living after retirement. 
C)  The need to get a good education in order to get a good job. 
D)  The profits a company owner obtains from the work of employees.

Question 5

Which of the following generalizations best reflects current research findings on work orientations of Canadian workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian workers consider good pay and benefits to be much more important than 	interesting and challenging work. 
B)  Canadian workers consider work that allows them to make decisions to be much more important than job security. 
C)  Canadian workers are strongly motivated by both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. 
D)  The shift to nonstandard work has led to an increase in extrinsic motivations. 
A)  Canadian workers consider good pay and benefits to be much more important than 	interesting and challenging work. 
B)  Canadian workers consider work that allows them to make decisions to be much more important than job security. 
C)  Canadian workers are strongly motivated by both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. 
D)  The shift to nonstandard work has led to an increase in extrinsic motivations.

Question 6

Which of the following is the central argument in the humanist perspective on work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work should be a fulfilling and liberating activity. 
B)  If people only did enough work to "pay the bills," they would have more time for other activities that would give them pleasure. 
C)  Workers should be treated humanely, not like slaves. 
D)  Work should be done by human beings, not by machines. 
A)  Work should be a fulfilling and liberating activity. 
B)  If people only did enough work to "pay the bills," they would have more time for other activities that would give them pleasure. 
C)  Workers should be treated humanely, not like slaves. 
D)  Work should be done by human beings, not by machines.

Which of the following best defines the concept "work orientations"?

Briefly discuss some of the manifest and latent functions of work. Make reference to research on unemployment which helps us understand the latent functions.

Which of the following would be evidence that clearly contradicts arguments about the impact of the "Confucian work ethic" on economic development?

Which of the following would be a "latent function" of work, according to Marie Jahoda?

Which of the following generalizations best reflects current research findings on work orientations of Canadian workers?

Which of the following is the central argument in the humanist perspective on work?

Historical Perspectives on Work 1700-1950s

Contemporary Debates on Work 1950s to Present Day

Canadian Employment Trends

Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs

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

Job Satisfaction, Alienation, and Work-Related Stress

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Exam 13: Work Values and Work Orientations

Which of the following best defines the concept "work orientations"?

Briefly discuss some of the manifest and latent functions of work. Make reference to research on unemployment which helps us understand the latent functions.

Which of the following would be evidence that clearly contradicts arguments about the impact of the "Confucian work ethic" on economic development?

Which of the following would be a "latent function" of work, according to Marie Jahoda?

Which of the following generalizations best reflects current research findings on work orientations of Canadian workers?

Which of the following is the central argument in the humanist perspective on work?

Historical Perspectives on Work 1700-1950s

Contemporary Debates on Work 1950s to Present Day

Canadian Employment Trends

Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs

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

Job Satisfaction, Alienation, and Work-Related Stress

Filters