Question 1

How would a sociologist address the question of whether free or regulated markets are better for society?

Accepted Answer

A sociologist would address the question

Question 2

How would a sociologist approach the issue of the minimum wage?

Accepted Answer

A sociologist would approach the issue o

Question 3

What is a democratic socialist economy?

Accepted Answer

In democratic socialist countr

Question 4

One of the factors that sets prices is how much consumers want the goods or services.This is called:

Accepted Answer

A) markets 
B) productivity 
C) the division of labor 
D) demand 
E) supply 
A) markets 
B) productivity 
C) the division of labor 
D) demand 
E) supply

Question 5

Which of the following is a distinctive feature of capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A) private ownership of the military 
B) cooperation in the pursuit of collective goals 
C) private ownership of property 
D) primacy of the state 
E) pure laissez-faire 
A) private ownership of the military 
B) cooperation in the pursuit of collective goals 
C) private ownership of property 
D) primacy of the state 
E) pure laissez-faire

Question 6

Brym and Lie contend that rather than involving a downward shift in the entire labor force,it seems more accurate to think of recent changes in work as:

Accepted Answer

A) a polarization between good and bad jobs 
B) a redefinition of the workplace 
C) a new classification of work 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) a polarization between good and bad jobs 
B) a redefinition of the workplace 
C) a new classification of work 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 7

The institution that organizes the production,distribution,and exchange of goods and services is the political system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the period from about 1820 to 1890,craft workers in small workshops were replaced by a large industrial working class.Gordon,Edwards,and Reich called this:

Accepted Answer

A) scientific management 
B) labor homogenization 
C) labor market segmentation 
D) labor diversification 
E) initial proletarianization 
A) scientific management 
B) labor homogenization 
C) labor market segmentation 
D) labor diversification 
E) initial proletarianization

Question 9

In which sector of the economy are raw materials turned into finished goods?

Accepted Answer

A) primary sector 
B) secondary sector 
C) tertiary sector 
D) service 
E) agricultural 
A) primary sector 
B) secondary sector 
C) tertiary sector 
D) service 
E) agricultural

Question 10

In pre-agriculture societies there were four main jobs: hunting wild animals,gathering wild edible plants,raising children,and tending to the tribe's spiritual needs.In modern society,there are thousands of different kinds of jobs.This increasing diversification of work is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the growing size of markets 
B) the increase in productivity 
C) the growing division of labor 
D) growing demand 
E) growing supply 
A) the growing size of markets 
B) the increase in productivity 
C) the growing division of labor 
D) growing demand 
E) growing supply

Question 11

Explain the human relations school of management.

Accepted Answer

The human relations school of management

Question 12

The credentials needed to enter a profession are highly regulated.A cap on the supply of new professionals is maintained.Competition is reduced and earnings and demand for services are kept high.Professions thus act as:

Accepted Answer

A) seniority rules 
B) internal labor markets 
C) labor market shelters 
D) quality circles 
E) codetermination circles 
A) seniority rules 
B) internal labor markets 
C) labor market shelters 
D) quality circles 
E) codetermination circles

Question 13

Katherine Newman's research on fast-food workers in Harlem concluded that these workers are trained:

Accepted Answer

A) to provide inefficient service 
B) in how to advance their careers in the organization 
C) to make the best possible fast food 
D) to keep smiling no matter how demanding or rude their customers may be 
E) not to accept public humiliation 
A) to provide inefficient service 
B) in how to advance their careers in the organization 
C) to make the best possible fast food 
D) to keep smiling no matter how demanding or rude their customers may be 
E) not to accept public humiliation

Question 14

About 5,000 years ago,what device was invented?

Accepted Answer

A) the plow 
B) the projectile weapon 
C) the wheel 
D) the chisel 
E) none of these choices 
A) the plow 
B) the projectile weapon 
C) the wheel 
D) the chisel 
E) none of these choices

Question 15

As one work revolution gave way to the next,work relations became:

Accepted Answer

A) more open and flexible 
B) more systematic 
C) more hierarchical 
D) less systematic 
E) less hierarchical 
A) more open and flexible 
B) more systematic 
C) more hierarchical 
D) less systematic 
E) less hierarchical

Question 16

If you work as a "temp" in an office you are more likely than other office workers to be the victim of sexual harassment.You are especially vulnerable to unwanted advances because you lack power in the office and are considered "fair game." This unfortunate state of affairs is an illustration of:

Accepted Answer

A) the indignity endured by part-timers 
B) the problems of office work 
C) social organization 
D) the focus on time rather than work finished 
E) none of these choices 
A) the indignity endured by part-timers 
B) the problems of office work 
C) social organization 
D) the focus on time rather than work finished 
E) none of these choices

Question 17

Which of the following is one of the main insights of economic sociology?

Accepted Answer

A) the structure of markets varies widely across different cultures 
B) the structure of markets varies widely across different corporations 
C) the structure of markets are based on the interests of the population 
D) the structure of markets are based entirely on the decisions of economic elites 
E) markets are fictions 
A) the structure of markets varies widely across different cultures 
B) the structure of markets varies widely across different corporations 
C) the structure of markets are based on the interests of the population 
D) the structure of markets are based entirely on the decisions of economic elites 
E) markets are fictions

Question 18

For Gordon,Edwards,and Reich,extensive mechanization and deskilling of work took place during which stage of labor history?

Accepted Answer

A) scientific management 
B) labor homogenization 
C) labor market segmentation 
D) labor diversification 
A) scientific management 
B) labor homogenization 
C) labor market segmentation 
D) labor diversification

Question 19

Which of the following are NOT actions taken by governments in maintaining a capitalist economy?

Accepted Answer

A) create corporations 
B) pass laws governing the minimum wage 
C) pass laws and regulations on occupational health and safety 
D) protect consumers from corporate excess 
E) create and maintain an economic infrastructure 
A) create corporations 
B) pass laws governing the minimum wage 
C) pass laws and regulations on occupational health and safety 
D) protect consumers from corporate excess 
E) create and maintain an economic infrastructure

Question 20

According to Brym and Lie,what makes a job "good" or "bad"?

Accepted Answer

According to sociologists Robert Brym an

Exam 13: Work and the Economy

How would a sociologist address the question of whether free or regulated markets are better for society?

How would a sociologist approach the issue of the minimum wage?

What is a democratic socialist economy?

One of the factors that sets prices is how much consumers want the goods or services.This is called:

Which of the following is a distinctive feature of capitalism?

Brym and Lie contend that rather than involving a downward shift in the entire labor force,it seems more accurate to think of recent changes in work as:

The institution that organizes the production,distribution,and exchange of goods and services is the political system.

During the period from about 1820 to 1890,craft workers in small workshops were replaced by a large industrial working class.Gordon,Edwards,and Reich called this:

In which sector of the economy are raw materials turned into finished goods?

In pre-agriculture societies there were four main jobs: hunting wild animals,gathering wild edible plants,raising children,and tending to the tribe's spiritual needs.In modern society,there are thousands of different kinds of jobs.This increasing diversification of work is called:

Explain the human relations school of management.

The credentials needed to enter a profession are highly regulated.A cap on the supply of new professionals is maintained.Competition is reduced and earnings and demand for services are kept high.Professions thus act as:

Katherine Newman's research on fast-food workers in Harlem concluded that these workers are trained:

About 5,000 years ago,what device was invented?

As one work revolution gave way to the next,work relations became:

If you work as a "temp" in an office you are more likely than other office workers to be the victim of sexual harassment.You are especially vulnerable to unwanted advances because you lack power in the office and are considered "fair game." This unfortunate state of affairs is an illustration of:

Which of the following is one of the main insights of economic sociology?

For Gordon,Edwards,and Reich,extensive mechanization and deskilling of work took place during which stage of labor history?

Which of the following are NOT actions taken by governments in maintaining a capitalist economy?

According to Brym and Lie,what makes a job "good" or "bad"?

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