Question 1

Which statement best describes the relationship between unemployment and race?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indigenous Canadians living on-reserve have the highest rate of unemployment. 
B)  Most visible minority immigrants with university degrees are working as managers. 
C)  Many immigrants have difficulty getting their foreign qualifications recognized by employers. 
D)  Employment rates for Indigenous people with postsecondary education are decreasing. 
A)  Indigenous Canadians living on-reserve have the highest rate of unemployment. 
B)  Most visible minority immigrants with university degrees are working as managers. 
C)  Many immigrants have difficulty getting their foreign qualifications recognized by employers. 
D)  Employment rates for Indigenous people with postsecondary education are decreasing.

Question 2

What policy is based on the assumption that capitalism can work best without government intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  the government intervention model 
B)  capitalist reduction 
C)  laissez-faire 
D)  oligopoly 
A)  the government intervention model 
B)  capitalist reduction 
C)  laissez-faire 
D)  oligopoly

Question 3

What social institution ensures the maintenance of society through the production,distribution,and consumption of goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A)  work 
B)  the economy 
C)  politics 
D)  the government 
A)  work 
B)  the economy 
C)  politics 
D)  the government

Question 4

What happened under early monopoly capitalism between 1890 and 1940?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most ownership rapidly shifted to individuals. 
B)  Most ownership rapidly shifted to shareholder groups. 
C)  Most ownership rapidly shifted to huge corporations. 
D)  Most ownership rapidly shifted to bureaucracies. 
A)  Most ownership rapidly shifted to individuals. 
B)  Most ownership rapidly shifted to shareholder groups. 
C)  Most ownership rapidly shifted to huge corporations. 
D)  Most ownership rapidly shifted to bureaucracies.

Question 5

An occupation may be characterized as a profession when workers are autonomous,rely on abstract specialized knowledge,have authority and a concern for others,and the work is self-regulating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Conner is hired for road construction.What explains his unemployment during the winter months?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is a temporary worker. 
B)  He is a precarious worker. 
C)  He is a contingent worker. 
D)  He is a part-time worker. 
A)  He is a temporary worker. 
B)  He is a precarious worker. 
C)  He is a contingent worker. 
D)  He is a part-time worker.

Question 7

The unemployment rate is the percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force who no longer actively seek jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A small-scale farm that produces enough for subsistence would be classified as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  primary sector 
B)  secondary sector 
C)  tertiary level 
D)  micro level 
A)  primary sector 
B)  secondary sector 
C)  tertiary level 
D)  micro level

Question 9

What term defines legal and illegal market-based transactions not reported to the revenue-gathering agency?

Accepted Answer

A)  the hidden economy 
B)  the local economy 
C)  the underground economy 
D)  the global economy 
A)  the hidden economy 
B)  the local economy 
C)  the underground economy 
D)  the global economy

Question 10

How have globalization and new technology affected Canadian workers?

Accepted Answer

The need to stay competitive with low-wa

Question 11

What are physical and intellectual services that people contribute to the production process?

Accepted Answer

A)  goods 
B)  labour 
C)  capital 
D)  human technology 
A)  goods 
B)  labour 
C)  capital 
D)  human technology

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a feature of capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  private ownership of the means of production 
B)  pursuit of profit 
C)  extensive government intervention 
D)  exploitation 
A)  private ownership of the means of production 
B)  pursuit of profit 
C)  extensive government intervention 
D)  exploitation

Question 13

What characterizes a post-industrial economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  a centralized workplace structure 
B)  a traditional workplace culture that emphasizes an eight-hour workday 
C)  a blurring of traditional boundaries between work and home 
D)  a separation of the lines of work and home 
A)  a centralized workplace structure 
B)  a traditional workplace culture that emphasizes an eight-hour workday 
C)  a blurring of traditional boundaries between work and home 
D)  a separation of the lines of work and home

Question 14

What has historically justified gender inequality in wages?

Accepted Answer

A)  the view that men are breadwinners 
B)  the view that men are predominantly in low-wage jobs 
C)  the view that structured factors make it difficult for women to achieve equality 
D)  the view that the financial needs of women should be recognized 
A)  the view that men are breadwinners 
B)  the view that men are predominantly in low-wage jobs 
C)  the view that structured factors make it difficult for women to achieve equality 
D)  the view that the financial needs of women should be recognized

Question 15

The majority of workers in post-industrial economies provide services rather than manufacture goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements does NOT describe McSpotlight's (1999)views on McDonald's?

Accepted Answer

A)  McDonald's vast profits are derived from poor working conditions. 
B)  McDonald's undercuts local food outlets and forces them out of business. 
C)  McDonald's provides job opportunities to people who would otherwise be out of work. 
D)  McDonald's exploits groups who are forced to accept low wages. 
A)  McDonald's vast profits are derived from poor working conditions. 
B)  McDonald's undercuts local food outlets and forces them out of business. 
C)  McDonald's provides job opportunities to people who would otherwise be out of work. 
D)  McDonald's exploits groups who are forced to accept low wages.

Question 17

Which of the following goes along with working as a server in the hospitality industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher pay,but less prestige than those in higher tiers 
B)  low wages,few benefits,and no security 
C)  job security and adequate pay 
D)  lower pay,but more prestige than those in higher tiers 
A)  higher pay,but less prestige than those in higher tiers 
B)  low wages,few benefits,and no security 
C)  job security and adequate pay 
D)  lower pay,but more prestige than those in higher tiers

Question 18

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the current research on unions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Union membership declined during the 1980 and 1990 economic recessions. 
B)  The percentage of workers who belong to unions has declined since the 1980s. 
C)  Union membership is much lower in the U.S.A.than Canada. 
D)  Men are more likely than women to be unionized. 
A)  Union membership declined during the 1980 and 1990 economic recessions. 
B)  The percentage of workers who belong to unions has declined since the 1980s. 
C)  Union membership is much lower in the U.S.A.than Canada. 
D)  Men are more likely than women to be unionized.

Question 19

A post-industrial economy is focused more on information than property.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Define capitalism and socialism.Identify the key features of a capitalist and a socialist economy and outline what these two economic models have in common.

Accepted Answer

Capitalism and socialism have been the p

Exam 19: Population and Urbanization

Which statement best describes the relationship between unemployment and race?

What policy is based on the assumption that capitalism can work best without government intervention?

What social institution ensures the maintenance of society through the production,distribution,and consumption of goods and services?

What happened under early monopoly capitalism between 1890 and 1940?

An occupation may be characterized as a profession when workers are autonomous,rely on abstract specialized knowledge,have authority and a concern for others,and the work is self-regulating.

Conner is hired for road construction.What explains his unemployment during the winter months?

The unemployment rate is the percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force who no longer actively seek jobs.

A small-scale farm that produces enough for subsistence would be classified as which of the following?

What term defines legal and illegal market-based transactions not reported to the revenue-gathering agency?

How have globalization and new technology affected Canadian workers?

What are physical and intellectual services that people contribute to the production process?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of capitalism?

What characterizes a post-industrial economy?

What has historically justified gender inequality in wages?

The majority of workers in post-industrial economies provide services rather than manufacture goods.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe McSpotlight's (1999)views on McDonald's?

Which of the following goes along with working as a server in the hospitality industry?

Which of the following statements does NOT describe the current research on unions?

A post-industrial economy is focused more on information than property.

Define capitalism and socialism.Identify the key features of a capitalist and a socialist economy and outline what these two economic models have in common.

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