Question 1

From which political point of view would you place great trust in the working of the market?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal 
B) conservative 
C) radical left 
D) Marxist

Question 2

What organizations seek to improve wages and working conditions through various strategies, including collective bargaining and strikes?

Accepted Answer

A) volunteer associations 
B) work teams 
C) labor unions 
D) factory workers

Question 3

Which term refers to the expansion of economic activity around the world with little regard for national borders?

Accepted Answer

A) deindustrialization 
B) post-industrialization 
C) globalization 
D) the Information Revolution

Question 4

According to Karl Marx, alienation in the workplace results from

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A) powerlessness. 
B) too much responsibility. 
C) dangerous working conditions. 
D) rarational efficiency

Question 5

Universities make use of adjunct faculty to fill about what share of teaching positions?

Accepted Answer

A) one-eighth 
B) one-fifth 
C) one-fourth 
D) one-third

Question 6

Who was an important figure in developing the strength of labor unions in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Stanley Milgram 
B) John Hope Franklin 
C) W.E.B.Du Bois 
D) Eugene Debs

Question 7

The structural-functional approach, which suggests that technological change ends up improving society, can be criticized for being too

Accepted Answer

A) optimistic. 
B) pessimistic. 
C) radical. 
D) micro-level.

Question 8

If your job has the quality of McDonaldization, which of the following would you NOT expect to find?

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A) efficiency 
B) uniformity 
C) predictability 
D) creativity

Question 9

Perhaps the most important reason that U.S. companies have moved industrial production abroad is

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A) better conditions for ordinary workers in other nations. 
B) lower wages paid to workers in other nations. 
C) unemployment here at home. 
D) no skilled workers here at home.

Question 10

Zeke works in a job that has long been one of the most dangerous types of work, that is

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A) driving a bus. 
B) mining. 
C) office work. 
D) piloting commercial aircraft.

Question 11

Which term refers to the decline of industrial production that occurred in the United States after about 1950?

Accepted Answer

A) the global economy 
B) the Information Revolution 
C) deindustrialization 
D) the computer revolution

Question 12

How do these three political viewpoints-radical left, liberal, and conservative-see different problems involving work and the workplace? Focus on the importance that each gives to the market and government in the economic life of our nation.

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Question 13

The social-conflict approach understands work by

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on how people construct the reality of their lives. 
B) treating society as a system that can rebound from disruptions caused by workplace changes. 
C) emphasizing social inequality. 
D) providing insights about how real people feel about their jobs.

Question 14

By 1900, the share of the U.S. labor force working on farms was equaled by the share working in

Accepted Answer

A) retail sales. 
B) service jobs. 
C) computer-based jobs. 
D) industrial jobs.

Question 15

Why is alienation a common workplace experience? Explain how Karl Marx and Max Weber answered this question somewhat differently. In your mind, which thinker makes a more convincing case? Why?

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Question 16

Which theoretical approach highlights the meaning that people attach to the jobs they hold and the work they perform?

Accepted Answer

A) structural functional 
B) symbolic interaction 
C) social conflict 
D) feminist

Question 17

Including people working in temporary jobs and part-timers, about what percentage of the U.S. labor force works without at least some of the benefits most full-time workers count on, including retirement plans, sick leave, health insurance, and job security?

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A) 1 percent 
B) 11 percent 
C) 21 percent 
D) 41 percent

Question 18

In 2012, the median income for men working full time was

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A) $19,398 
B) $29,398 
C) $39,398 
D) $49,398

Question 19

What share of U.S. workers spends at least some work time at home during each week.?

Accepted Answer

A) one in three 
B) one in five 
C) one in seven 
D) one in ten

Question 20

If you were to work at the top of the primary labor market, you would most likely have a

Accepted Answer

A) service job. 
B) profession. 
C) blue-collar job. 
D) job in farming.

Exam 11: Work and the Workplace