Exam 7: Power and Resistance at Work

Some argue that increasing taxation on the nation's wealthiest would harm job creation and therefore harm the nation.This argument is an example of which aspect of ideology?

Lori works in a busy advertising firm that places a high value on "going the extra mile." Like her coworkers,Lori chooses to take work home with her and do whatever is needed to get the job done.Which model of power best describes this situation?

The notion of the "individual" is a meaningful term for Americans,and comes with a whole set of associations,including the understandings that:

Looking at cultural differences (for example cultural differences between the U.S.and the U.K)can help us see more clearly what phenomena are not naturally occurring,but rather socially constructed.

The management of feeling to create a publicly observable facial and bodily display is _________________ labor.

Because of her or his _____________ power,the chairman of the department can mediate and rule in a dispute between two faculty members.

Which of the following is not a question a critical organizational communication scholar would normally ask?

One way to alleviate power issues at work is to move from a superior-subordinate relationship to a flatter organizational structure in which work teams consist of individuals who each have a role in the decision-making process.

According to Stan Deetz,______________________ is the process in which the corporation has become the dominant institution in society,largely eclipsing other institutions in producing meaning,identity,and values.

The latest tech gadget has just come out.Advertising and other media surrounding its release has convinced Jeremy that he needs to buy the item,even if he has to borrow money to do it.Which model of power best describes this situation?

Beverly threatens to fire Leon if he doesn't come in to work on Saturday.According to French and Raven,Beverly is relying on which type of power:

A person only holds coercive power if she is able to produce a psychological change in the person she is trying to influence.

In the community power debate,the ___________ argued that power was equitably distributed throughout society.

When someone (B)is prevented from bringing up for public consideration issues that may work against the preferences of someone else (A),this is called:

According to Robert Dahl and the one-dimensional model of power,the presence of overt conflict is not a condition for the exercise of power.

Organizations spend a great deal of time and money getting employees to identify with organizational beliefs,values,and goals because cultivating a sense of identification encourages employees to behave in ways that serve the best interests of the organization.

The ideological process in which social relations and institutions appear natural and objective is called _________________.

According to the two-dimensional model of power proposed by Bachrach and Baratz,which of the following statements is not true of the exercise of power:

The debate between those who argued that power was equally distributed throughout society and those who argued that power was concentrated in the hands of the privileged became known as the:

_____________________ functions as an interpretive lens through which people come to understand what exists,what is good,and what is possible.