Question 1

The American Medical Association is probably one of the best known:

Accepted Answer

A) unions 
B) professional associations 
C) teams 
D) collectivities 
E) solidary groups 
A) unions 
B) professional associations 
C) teams 
D) collectivities 
E) solidary groups

Question 2

The process of work being broken down from complex tasks into simple routines,human labor being replaced with machines wherever possible,and supervisors exerting increasing control over workers is called:

Accepted Answer

A) reskilling 
B) deskilling 
C) overkilling 
D) scientific management 
E) unscientific management 
A) reskilling 
B) deskilling 
C) overkilling 
D) scientific management 
E) unscientific management

Question 3

The fastest growing category of part-time workers is composed of:

Accepted Answer

A) voluntary part-timers 
B) involuntary part-timers 
C) occupational part-timers 
D) occasional full-timers 
E) vocational part-timers 
A) voluntary part-timers 
B) involuntary part-timers 
C) occupational part-timers 
D) occasional full-timers 
E) vocational part-timers

Question 4

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

Accepted Answer

One possible question drawing on relevan

Question 5

Unions help to develop systems of labor recruitment,training,and promotion in:

Accepted Answer

A) codetermination circles 
B) quality circles 
C) union centrals 
D) internal labor markets 
E) secondary labor markets 
A) codetermination circles 
B) quality circles 
C) union centrals 
D) internal labor markets 
E) secondary labor markets

Question 6

The institution that organizes the production,distribution,and exchange of goods and services is the:

Accepted Answer

A) economy 
B) political system 
C) education system 
D) family 
E) government bureaucracy 
A) economy 
B) political system 
C) education system 
D) family 
E) government bureaucracy

Question 7

Which of the following are types of decision-making innovations that have been introduced in the factories of the rich industrialized countries since the early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) reforms that have instituted Fordism 
B) reforms that allow workers to help formulate overall business strategy 
C) scientific management 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) reforms that have instituted Fordism 
B) reforms that allow workers to help formulate overall business strategy 
C) scientific management 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a principle advocated by the human relations school of management?

Accepted Answer

A) greater attention to employee job satisfaction 
B) careful selection and training of personnel 
C) greater attention to corporate management 
D) greater attention to human needs 
E) less authoritarian leadership on the shop floor 
A) greater attention to employee job satisfaction 
B) careful selection and training of personnel 
C) greater attention to corporate management 
D) greater attention to human needs 
E) less authoritarian leadership on the shop floor

Question 9

Social relations that regulate the exchange of goods and services are called:

Accepted Answer

A) markets 
B) productivity 
C) the division of labor 
D) deskilling 
E) scientific management 
A) markets 
B) productivity 
C) the division of labor 
D) deskilling 
E) scientific management

Question 10

Instead of focusing on how power,norms,and values shape markets,neoclassical economists argue that:

Accepted Answer

A) free markets cannot operate without government regulation 
B) free markets maximize economic growth 
C) a minimum wage is important to stabilize any economy 
D) high profits and high wages can occur together 
E) high profits and high wages never occur together 
A) free markets cannot operate without government regulation 
B) free markets maximize economic growth 
C) a minimum wage is important to stabilize any economy 
D) high profits and high wages can occur together 
E) high profits and high wages never occur together

Question 11

The stage of labor history that began after World War II and continues up to the present,during which the labor market was divided into two distinct parts is called the stage of:

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 12

Define communism.

Accepted Answer

Communist governments are char

Question 13

Compare and contrast the deskilling thesis and the "scientific management" approach to work.

Accepted Answer

The deskilling thesis and the "scientifi

Question 14

Clearly defined positions and written goals,rules,and procedures govern the organization of work in what form of work organization?

Accepted Answer

A) traditional 
B) bureaucratic 
C) democratic 
D) agrarian 
E) manufacturing 
A) traditional 
B) bureaucratic 
C) democratic 
D) agrarian 
E) manufacturing

Question 15

An increasingly large number of people depend on part-time work for the necessities of full-time living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 2004,about one-fourth of all people in the U.S.labor force worked less than 35 hours a week.These people were:

Accepted Answer

A) full-time workers 
B) part-time workers 
C) unionized workers 
D) nonunionized workers 
E) all of these choices 
A) full-time workers 
B) part-time workers 
C) unionized workers 
D) nonunionized workers 
E) all of these choices

Question 17

According to official (government)statistics,25% of part-time workers want to work more hours.Yet survey data show that official statistics:

Accepted Answer

A) overestimate the scope of the problem 
B) are accurate only for certain occupations 
C) underestimate the scope of the problem 
D) are frequently ignored 
E) are highly accurate 
A) overestimate the scope of the problem 
B) are accurate only for certain occupations 
C) underestimate the scope of the problem 
D) are frequently ignored 
E) are highly accurate

Question 18

The feeling that one is unable to cope with life's demands given one's resources is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) alienation 
B) stress 
C) strain 
D) overwork 
E) depression 
A) alienation 
B) stress 
C) strain 
D) overwork 
E) depression

Question 19

One criticism lodged against Braverman's analysis of factory work is that he inaccurately portrays workers as passive victims of management control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following are types of decision-making innovations that have been introduced in the factories of the rich industrialized countries since the early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) team management 
B) quality circles 
C) human relations 
D) codetermination 
E) quality circles and codetermination 
A) team management 
B) quality circles 
C) human relations 
D) codetermination 
E) quality circles and codetermination

Exam 13: Work and the Economy

The American Medical Association is probably one of the best known:

The process of work being broken down from complex tasks into simple routines,human labor being replaced with machines wherever possible,and supervisors exerting increasing control over workers is called:

The fastest growing category of part-time workers is composed of:

Construct your own question drawing on relevant course materials for your answer.Points will be awarded for both the question and the answer.

Unions help to develop systems of labor recruitment,training,and promotion in:

The institution that organizes the production,distribution,and exchange of goods and services is the:

Which of the following are types of decision-making innovations that have been introduced in the factories of the rich industrialized countries since the early 1970s?

Which of the following is NOT a principle advocated by the human relations school of management?

Social relations that regulate the exchange of goods and services are called:

Instead of focusing on how power,norms,and values shape markets,neoclassical economists argue that:

The stage of labor history that began after World War II and continues up to the present,during which the labor market was divided into two distinct parts is called the stage of:

Define communism.

Compare and contrast the deskilling thesis and the "scientific management" approach to work.

Clearly defined positions and written goals,rules,and procedures govern the organization of work in what form of work organization?

An increasingly large number of people depend on part-time work for the necessities of full-time living.

In 2004,about one-fourth of all people in the U.S.labor force worked less than 35 hours a week.These people were:

According to official (government)statistics,25% of part-time workers want to work more hours.Yet survey data show that official statistics:

The feeling that one is unable to cope with life's demands given one's resources is known as:

One criticism lodged against Braverman's analysis of factory work is that he inaccurately portrays workers as passive victims of management control.

Which of the following are types of decision-making innovations that have been introduced in the factories of the rich industrialized countries since the early 1970s?

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