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Virtually all the college students in social problems classes taught by the authors of the text agreed that they could become independently wealthy and that they: |
| | A) | would continue to work |
| | B) | very probably would become independently wealthy |
| | C) | would not continue to work |
| | D) | had almost no chance of achieving independent wealth |
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Which of the following would NOT be included among the changes that have occurred in the U.S. economy in this era of globalization? |
| | A) | a decline in union membership and power |
| | B) | corporate reliance on downsizing |
| | C) | an increase in jobs without benefits |
| | D) | an increase in corporate tax obligations |
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During the 20th century, which of the following occupational categories did NOT increase appreciably as a proportion of the labor force? |
| | A) | technical specialists |
| | B) | service workers |
| | C) | unskilled workers |
| | D) | managers |
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Which of the following statements regarding union affiliation in America is true? |
| | A) | Unions are composed mainly of blue-collar workers. |
| | B) | Labor union memberships increased until the 1960s. |
| | C) | Unionized workers do not include local, state or federal government workers. |
| | D) | Unionization rates are low among police and firefighters. |
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According to your text, which of the following is NOT directly related to job satisfaction? |
| | A) | work that is closely supervised |
| | B) | opportunities for advancement |
| | C) | work that requires problem solving |
| | D) | work that requires creativity |
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The unemployment rate is defined as the proportion of people in the labor force who meet all of the following criteria EXCEPT: |
| | A) | actively seeking work |
| | B) | available for work |
| | C) | want work |
| | D) | not presently working |
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Your overall odds of being employed are best if you are a(n): |
| | A) | younger, white male |
| | B) | older, white female |
| | C) | older, white male |
| | D) | younger, black female |
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If you were Karl Marx, you would say that Dieter, a factory worker, is alienated: |
| | A) | if he feels powerless |
| | B) | if he feels insecure about his job |
| | C) | if he feels his work is meaningless |
| | D) | regardless of how he sees his work |
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The likelihood of suffering fatal injuries is greatest among which of the following groups? |
| | A) | construction workers |
| | B) | agricultural workers |
| | C) | utilities workers |
| | D) | employees in meat-packing plants |
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According to survey evidence cited in the text, well over 80 percent of workers reported that they: |
| | A) | had to work very hard |
| | B) | had stress-related health problems |
| | C) | would be seeking a new employer within the next year |
| | D) | had felt nervous or stressed in the previous three months |
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A fascinating study by Brenner, covering data from 1940 to the early 1970s, showed that a sustained 1 percent rise in the unemployment rate corresponded to increases of 3.4 to 4.1 percent in all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | admissions to state mental hospitals |
| | B) | divorce |
| | C) | suicide |
| | D) | admissions to state prisons |
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In our capitalist economy, structural factors that contribute to unemployment include all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | downsizing |
| | B) | employment of female workers |
| | C) | employment of temporary and part-time workers |
| | D) | union busting |
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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the corporate practice of downsizing? |
| | A) | Downsizing tends to occur primarily when the economy is in recession. |
| | B) | Downsizing tends to occur primarily when the economy is booming. |
| | C) | Downsizing tends to occur primarily as a result of union-led strikes. |
| | D) | Executives are rewarded for downsizing. |
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Among reasons why the lone breadwinner ideal of earlier times is no longer realistic, which of the following statements is most accurate? |
| | A) | As production workers' wages began to increase, benefits were cut back. |
| | B) | The hourly earnings of production workers increased slowly between 1973 and 1996. |
| | C) | About 1 in 10 private-sector workers is not covered by a company pension plan. |
| | D) | As wages have remained stagnate for many, health insurance coverage has increased. |
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Interviews with the managers of temporary employment firms reveal that the enormous increase in the demand for "temps" is related to any or all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | employer concern for lower costs |
| | B) | the re-hiring of employees as "rentals" |
| | C) | employer concern for flexibility |
| | D) | worker preference |
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Government attempts to control inflation typically _______ unemployment. |
| | A) | decrease |
| | B) | measure |
| | C) | increase |
| | D) | have no effect on |
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Which of the following is NOT cited by the text as a reason for the decline of unions in the United States? |
| | A) | adverse rulings by conservative federal judges |
| | B) | the unions' militant recruiting efforts |
| | C) | adverse rulings by the National Labor Relations Board |
| | D) | legal support of management efforts to exclude or bust unions |
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All of the following are included among the primary factors that affect the nature of work roles in America EXCEPT: |
| | A) | the shortage of qualified workers |
| | B) | efforts to maximize profits |
| | C) | the bureaucratization of work |
| | D) | technological developments |
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Which of the following has NOT been an important consequence of technological developments in the workplace? |
| | A) | depersonalization |
| | B) | highly specialized tasks |
| | C) | repetitious routine tasks |
| | D) | authoritarian decision making |
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Which of the following was NOT a solution offered in the text to the problems of job dissatisfaction and alienation? |
| | A) | less challenging work |
| | B) | job enrichment |
| | C) | flextime |
| | D) | more worker autonomy |
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