Exam 12: Work and Occupations

Georgina owns a widget manufacturing company that employs 120 people.As a result of the Canadian dollar being at par with the American dollar,she has been unable to competitively bid on a number of American contracts,which has adversely affected her gross sales.Consequently,she is considering the concept of nonstandard work for any new employees.What does this shift to nonstandard work represent from a business perspective?

What is Taylorism,and what impact does it have on the workplace?

What is the largest category of the retail trade business in Canada?

Vidan worked in a factory with strict regulations outlining when workers could take breaks.He began to protest the system by getting back to work later than his coworkers.Unfortunately,it only got him in trouble.What would have had a greater chance of being a successful protest?

Which statement best describes the polarization of working hours?

Abimbola is in the enviable position of selecting from four job offers,and comes to you for advice on which one to choose.According to the text,which of the following should you advise she accept in order to maximize on the likelihood of job satisfaction?

Veronica started her own business last year.While her business is growing,she still works part-time as a waitress to make ends meet.She hopes to quit waitressing by the end of the year.According to the text,what is her current employment situation?

According to the text,which statement best describes a good job?

Jacques,a recent university graduate,starts work as a civil engineer with the city of Calgary.He is gratified by the design challenges in making the city work,and the freedom he has implementing his ideas.Which term best identifies the aspects of work that are most pleasing to Jacques?

How do individuals and collectivities respond to job dissatisfaction? Under what circumstances could unions be an antidote to worker alienation?

Which statement best describes a 30-year trend in union membership in Canada?

Explain why there has been an increase of nonstandard work schedules in the labour market.

What are the effects of technology in the service sector? Choose a job and explain the changes that have occurred since computers were introduced.

At a fast-food burger joint,workers are exclusively assigned some of the following tasks: a chipper who fries potatoes,a flipper who grills meat patties,and a condiment person who puts garnish on buns.What is the common sociological term for the way this establishment is organized?

Which statement most accurately describes Canada's Industrial Revolution?

Who is responsible for the introduction of the assembly line into the workplace?

Nicole went to ABC Temp Agency and was hired as a receptionist in a doctor's office.When the full-time receptionist returned from her maternity leave,the doctor then offered Nicole a full-time position doing the bookkeeping and payroll for his practice.When reviewing her bank statement,Nicole realized that she had not been paid for her last two weeks work as a receptionist.Who should she talk with in regards to her missing wages?

Basel Gupta is employed by a temporary employment agency and works at two separate job sites in order to get full-time hours.Which best identifies the kind of employment Basel has?

Myles works at a manufacturing plant where they recently had training on ways to get the best performance out of the equipment on the shop floor and how to do their jobs in the most efficient way possible.What do we call the kind of training that Myles and his co-workers have undergone?

According to the text,which situation best describes "McDonaldization"?