Exam 13: Work and the Economy

Jim is an addictions counsellor who works mainly with at-risk youth.Which sector of the economy is he engaged in?

Communism is the name Karl Marx gave to the classless society that, he said, is bound to develop out of capitalism.

Connie and her daughters all work in a salmon processing plant on the north coast of British Columbia.Which sector of the economy are they engaged in?

Graeme works at a plant that turns trees killed by the pine beetle infestation into beautiful "blue wood" furnishings.Which sector of the economy is he engaged in?

A number of occupations in Canada have associations that license people working in the field, and only those in good standing with their associations get to use the occupational title and perform work in that field.What term best describes the effect of these licensing practices?

Studies conducted at the Hawthorne plant of the Western Electric Company near Chicago demonstrated the need for a less dictatorial leadership style on the shop floor, and more attention to worker needs.What did this school of thought come to be known as?

As the division of labour increased, social relations among workers became more hierarchical.

Vijay, a recent immigrant from India, has a degree in business administration and 15 years of experience.He has only been able to find work as a clerk at a car rental agency.In thinking about the barriers between primary and secondary markets, what most likely accounts for his lack of success in getting a job for which he is qualified?

Scientific management is often used to refer to mass production, assembly-line work.

What are the differences between the primary and secondary labour market?

Regarding the importance of skilled labour in the current economy, what did Braverman and Zuboff do in their analyses?

Which sector of the economy is manufacturing part of?

Compare "good jobs" with "bad jobs" on a number of factors and using examples.

The question of whether free or regulated markets are better for society lies at the heart of much scholarly controversy.Why do many economic sociologists find this division too simplistic?

Harbinder is a lawyer for a busy Toronto law firm.How much of Canada's population is engaged in the same sector of the economy as she is?

What happened to the rate of part-time workers in Canada between 1976 and 2013?

Which of the following was credited with gains made in quality and productivity in the North American auto industry in the 1980s and 1990s?

The private ownership of property is one of the defining characteristics of capitalism.

What do we call an increase in the amount of something produced for each hour of work?

Zoe works as a journalist, examining the employment situation in her province.She notices that the larger organizations tend to provide better pay, better benefits, and greater job security than the smaller businesses.What stage of the labour market development model is she observing?