Exam 12: Work and Occupations

Nancy has a position where she does not make decisions.There are procedures in place for handling routine situations and her job is to execute those procedures as necessary.She hates her job because there is no outlet for creativity or initiative.What kind of job does Nancy have?

According to Marx,what are the four dimensions of alienation for workers under capitalism?

Why have managers organized the workplace along Taylorist lines? What are the advantages for them? What are the disadvantages for workers?

Hiring people with disabilities is usually very costly to employers.

Which characteristic do core industries tend to have?

Lawrence worked for a fisherman,heading out to sea at 5 a.m.each day.However,last week,he was sick and unable to go to work.When he was able to return to work,he found out that he had been replaced.In what sector of the economy is this job?

An increasing number of employers are initiating a web-based application process to procure employees.What are the advantages and disadvantages of this method for both the employer and the employee? Have you,or someone you've known,applied for a job online? What was the outcome?

In which sector do we find the jobs that are in the lower tier of the service sector?

Sam was a craftsman living in preindustrialized Europe.He had a weaving company where he spun the wool,wove the fabric,and took it to market.As industrialization was introduced,a factory was set up nearby where one person spun,another wove,and another went to market.What was the name given to these people doing only one job?

Sondra was outlining Weber's views on bureaucracy to the class.Which statement would she NOT include in her discussion?

An immigrant dentist found that he had to take some additional courses and pay the Canadian Dental Association $10,000 before he could practise in Canada.He had no problem with taking the courses,but he did not have $10,000 to pay the association.What was the intended effect of this payment requirement?

Terry worked at an auto-manufacturing plant for over 30 years.Imagine his shock when he and his coworkers were informed that the factory was closing down and relocating to Mexico.What underlying factor precipitated the unemployment of Terry and his coworkers?

Workers have organized unions because they want to reduce the amount of work they must do.

A union is one example of a labour-market shelter.

As company size increases,workers' feelings of isolation and powerlessness decrease.

What is deindustrialization?

Free trade agreements with the United States and Mexico have facilitated the migration of manufacturing jobs out of Canada over the last three decades.

To meet consumer demand,a company began to mass produce chickens of a standard size and then slaughter them,process them,and package them.First,the industry had to adopt most features of assembly-line production.What term best identifies the structuring of these chicken factories?

According to the text,which statement best describes nonstandard jobs?

Self-employment is categorized as a nonstandard job.