Question 1

According to Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh,the poor do not have the resources to participate in the global:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural bazaar 
B)  shopping mall 
C)  workplace 
D)  financial network 
E)  positioning satellite 
A)  cultural bazaar 
B)  shopping mall 
C)  workplace 
D)  financial network 
E)  positioning satellite

Question 2

The following that characterizes capitalism as a way of organizing economic life is:

Accepted Answer

A)  private ownership of the means of production 
B)  public ownership of the means of production 
C)  government-controlled markets 
D)  expensive materials and labor 
E)  pre-Industrial Revolution labor 
A)  private ownership of the means of production 
B)  public ownership of the means of production 
C)  government-controlled markets 
D)  expensive materials and labor 
E)  pre-Industrial Revolution labor

Question 3

The statement that is true concerning the iPod is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Apple manufactures it 
B)  for each $299 iPod sold, Apple makes about $8 
C)  about 90% of the $299 retail price is retained by U.S. firms 
D)  the final assembly of the iPod in China contributed to more than 50% of its value 
E)  more than half of the retail price goes toward retailing, marketing, distribution, and Apple's revenues. 
A)  Apple manufactures it 
B)  for each $299 iPod sold, Apple makes about $8 
C)  about 90% of the $299 retail price is retained by U.S. firms 
D)  the final assembly of the iPod in China contributed to more than 50% of its value 
E)  more than half of the retail price goes toward retailing, marketing, distribution, and Apple's revenues.

Question 4

Jobs in which workers control the pace and content of their work within general guidelines are referred to as being:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-provisioning 
B)  high-trust systems 
C)  low-trust systems 
D)  occupations 
E)  work 
A)  self-provisioning 
B)  high-trust systems 
C)  low-trust systems 
D)  occupations 
E)  work

Question 5

Unionized workers at Bill's Bulb World would like to change the overtime regulations at work.The workers have to make changes by:

Accepted Answer

A)  introducing a new regulation to management and discussing how to make changes 
B)  suggesting new regulations to management, and if management does not agree, striking. 
C)  making management an offer it can't refuse. 
D)  talking to their legislators to force management to make changes. 
E)  implementing new overtime regulations and then presenting them to management. 
A)  introducing a new regulation to management and discussing how to make changes 
B)  suggesting new regulations to management, and if management does not agree, striking. 
C)  making management an offer it can't refuse. 
D)  talking to their legislators to force management to make changes. 
E)  implementing new overtime regulations and then presenting them to management.

Question 6

It seems that every few weeks another corporate merger or acquisition occurs.The factor that has facilitated this is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  governments have decreased the amount of oversight they have over corporations 
B)  businesses want to diversify to acquire ones in different industries 
C)  corporations are much cheaper to acquire now 
D)  governments see that it as easier to regulate only a few companies that have merged rather than several corporations that are competing against one another 
E)  government mandates 
A)  governments have decreased the amount of oversight they have over corporations 
B)  businesses want to diversify to acquire ones in different industries 
C)  corporations are much cheaper to acquire now 
D)  governments see that it as easier to regulate only a few companies that have merged rather than several corporations that are competing against one another 
E)  government mandates

Question 7

The future of Work program found that very few temp jobs eventually lead to a permanent one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to freeman and Rogers's study,what U.S.workers want most from their jobs is:

Accepted Answer

A)  more money 
B)  more time off 
C)  more flexibility 
D)  fewer rules and regulations 
E)  more influence at work 
A)  more money 
B)  more time off 
C)  more flexibility 
D)  fewer rules and regulations 
E)  more influence at work

Question 9

During the summer of 2008,gas prices climbed to unprecedented levels.Demand for large SUVs and trucks declined as consumers opted for smaller automobiles and hybrid cars.It is difficult for car companies to shift their production plants to accommodate this demand because:

Accepted Answer

A)  fordist systems are quite rigid, and production lines require an enormous amount of reinvestment in order to change 
B)  the working conditions are such that people no longer want to work in the auto manufacturing industry 
C)  the pay is too low for people to want to work in the auto manufacturing industry 
D)  U.S. workers prefer to work for Korean carmakers that provide a more stimulating environment 
E)  the manufacture of hybrids takes a higher level of skill than making SUVs or trucks, and there is not enough skilled labor to make the change 
A)  fordist systems are quite rigid, and production lines require an enormous amount of reinvestment in order to change 
B)  the working conditions are such that people no longer want to work in the auto manufacturing industry 
C)  the pay is too low for people to want to work in the auto manufacturing industry 
D)  U.S. workers prefer to work for Korean carmakers that provide a more stimulating environment 
E)  the manufacture of hybrids takes a higher level of skill than making SUVs or trucks, and there is not enough skilled labor to make the change

Question 10

Transactions outside the sphere of regular employment,sometimes involving the exchange of cash for services but often involving direct exchange of goods or services,are said to make up:

Accepted Answer

A)  the family 
B)  the formal economy 
C)  the political system 
D)  the informal economy 
E)  technology 
A)  the family 
B)  the formal economy 
C)  the political system 
D)  the informal economy 
E)  technology

Question 11

It is true with respect to global outsourcing that

Accepted Answer

A)  many major U.S. clothing companies make their own apparel 
B)  most garment manufacturers directly employ garment workers 
C)  clothing manufacturers own the factories where their clothes are made 
D)  the system of global outsourcing of clothing provides job security for garment workers 
E)  one trend in global production is the emergence of giant transnational corporations in parts of Asia 
A)  many major U.S. clothing companies make their own apparel 
B)  most garment manufacturers directly employ garment workers 
C)  clothing manufacturers own the factories where their clothes are made 
D)  the system of global outsourcing of clothing provides job security for garment workers 
E)  one trend in global production is the emergence of giant transnational corporations in parts of Asia

Question 12

Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh refer to the international division of labor as the global:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural bazaar 
B)  shopping mall 
C)  workplace 
D)  financial network 
E)  positioning satellite 
A)  cultural bazaar 
B)  shopping mall 
C)  workplace 
D)  financial network 
E)  positioning satellite

Question 13

Since the beginning of the twentieth century,capitalist economies have been increasingly dominated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  communists 
B)  socialists 
C)  corporations 
D)  entrepreneurs 
E)  labor unions 
A)  communists 
B)  socialists 
C)  corporations 
D)  entrepreneurs 
E)  labor unions

Question 14

According to the text,one reason for the decrease in unionization lies in the labor unions themselves.In 2005,seven leading unions broke from the AfL-CIO and formed their own,known as Change to Win.A significant change in their attempts to unionize workers is:

Accepted Answer

A)  passing the Employee free Choice Act, which would require employers to recognize a union if the majority of its workers signed cards saying they were in favor 
B)  passing the Employee Unionization Act, which allows people to unionize and strike in Right to Work states 
C)  advocating for new legislation that puts Wal-Mart in the spotlight for the numerous abuses of its workers 
D)  ensuring a workers' bill of rights that provides equal access to health care 
E)  encouraging more strikes as a tool to achieve labor union goals 
A)  passing the Employee free Choice Act, which would require employers to recognize a union if the majority of its workers signed cards saying they were in favor 
B)  passing the Employee Unionization Act, which allows people to unionize and strike in Right to Work states 
C)  advocating for new legislation that puts Wal-Mart in the spotlight for the numerous abuses of its workers 
D)  ensuring a workers' bill of rights that provides equal access to health care 
E)  encouraging more strikes as a tool to achieve labor union goals

Question 15

The economic system that involves restless expansion and investment to accumulate capital is:

Accepted Answer

A)  communism 
B)  socialism 
C)  social democracy 
D)  capitalism 
E)  cumulus system 
A)  communism 
B)  socialism 
C)  social democracy 
D)  capitalism 
E)  cumulus system

Question 16

Capitalism is characterized as:

Accepted Answer

A)  centralization of authority with close worker/management relationships 
B)  private ownership and open competition 
C)  worker participation in decision making and profit distribution 
D)  a caring and enlightened leadership devoted to paying workers fair wages 
E)  return of profits for community and civic development 
A)  centralization of authority with close worker/management relationships 
B)  private ownership and open competition 
C)  worker participation in decision making and profit distribution 
D)  a caring and enlightened leadership devoted to paying workers fair wages 
E)  return of profits for community and civic development

Question 17

An U.S.management consultant named _______________ invented a system of _______________ in which industrial processes were studied to break them down into precisely timed and organized simple operations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry ford; Taylorism 
B)  Henry ford; fordism 
C)  frederick Winslow Taylor; fordism 
D)  frederick Winslow Taylor; scientific management 
E)  Homer Winslow; Simpson management 
A)  Henry ford; Taylorism 
B)  Henry ford; fordism 
C)  frederick Winslow Taylor; fordism 
D)  frederick Winslow Taylor; scientific management 
E)  Homer Winslow; Simpson management

Question 18

According to the text,South China has been turning into the:

Accepted Answer

A)  banking center of the world 
B)  workshop of the world 
C)  tourist haven for Europeans 
D)  place where more developed countries bring their garbage 
E)  most unionized place in the world 
A)  banking center of the world 
B)  workshop of the world 
C)  tourist haven for Europeans 
D)  place where more developed countries bring their garbage 
E)  most unionized place in the world

Question 19

The process of replacing human labor power with programmable machines,or _______________,is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  robots; automation 
B)  automats; robota 
C)  high-trust systems; globalization 
D)  robots; alienation 
E)  low-trust systems; capitalism 
A)  robots; automation 
B)  automats; robota 
C)  high-trust systems; globalization 
D)  robots; alienation 
E)  low-trust systems; capitalism

Question 20

Labor unions originated as a way to help managers control workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh,the poor do not have the resources to participate in the global:

The following that characterizes capitalism as a way of organizing economic life is:

The statement that is true concerning the iPod is that:

Jobs in which workers control the pace and content of their work within general guidelines are referred to as being:

Unionized workers at Bill's Bulb World would like to change the overtime regulations at work.The workers have to make changes by:

It seems that every few weeks another corporate merger or acquisition occurs.The factor that has facilitated this is that:

The future of Work program found that very few temp jobs eventually lead to a permanent one.

According to freeman and Rogers's study,what U.S.workers want most from their jobs is:

During the summer of 2008,gas prices climbed to unprecedented levels.Demand for large SUVs and trucks declined as consumers opted for smaller automobiles and hybrid cars.It is difficult for car companies to shift their production plants to accommodate this demand because:

Transactions outside the sphere of regular employment,sometimes involving the exchange of cash for services but often involving direct exchange of goods or services,are said to make up:

It is true with respect to global outsourcing that

Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh refer to the international division of labor as the global:

Since the beginning of the twentieth century,capitalist economies have been increasingly dominated by:

According to the text,one reason for the decrease in unionization lies in the labor unions themselves.In 2005,seven leading unions broke from the AfL-CIO and formed their own,known as Change to Win.A significant change in their attempts to unionize workers is:

The economic system that involves restless expansion and investment to accumulate capital is:

Capitalism is characterized as:

An U.S.management consultant named _ invented a system of _ in which industrial processes were studied to break them down into precisely timed and organized simple operations.

According to the text,South China has been turning into the:

The process of replacing human labor power with programmable machines,or _,is called _.

Labor unions originated as a way to help managers control workers.

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Exam 14: Work And Economic Life

According to Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh,the poor do not have the resources to participate in the global:

The following that characterizes capitalism as a way of organizing economic life is:

The statement that is true concerning the iPod is that:

Jobs in which workers control the pace and content of their work within general guidelines are referred to as being:

Unionized workers at Bill's Bulb World would like to change the overtime regulations at work.The workers have to make changes by:

It seems that every few weeks another corporate merger or acquisition occurs.The factor that has facilitated this is that:

The future of Work program found that very few temp jobs eventually lead to a permanent one.

According to freeman and Rogers's study,what U.S.workers want most from their jobs is:

During the summer of 2008,gas prices climbed to unprecedented levels.Demand for large SUVs and trucks declined as consumers opted for smaller automobiles and hybrid cars.It is difficult for car companies to shift their production plants to accommodate this demand because:

Transactions outside the sphere of regular employment,sometimes involving the exchange of cash for services but often involving direct exchange of goods or services,are said to make up:

It is true with respect to global outsourcing that

Richard Barnet and John Cavanagh refer to the international division of labor as the global:

Since the beginning of the twentieth century,capitalist economies have been increasingly dominated by:

According to the text,one reason for the decrease in unionization lies in the labor unions themselves.In 2005,seven leading unions broke from the AfL-CIO and formed their own,known as Change to Win.A significant change in their attempts to unionize workers is:

The economic system that involves restless expansion and investment to accumulate capital is:

Capitalism is characterized as:

An U.S.management consultant named _______________ invented a system of _______________ in which industrial processes were studied to break them down into precisely timed and organized simple operations.

According to the text,South China has been turning into the:

The process of replacing human labor power with programmable machines,or _______________,is called _______________.

Labor unions originated as a way to help managers control workers.

What Is Sociology?

Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Culture And Society

Socialization And The Life Cycle

Social Interaction And Everyday Life In The Age Of The Internet

Groups, networks, and Organizations

Conformity, deviance, and Crime

Stratification, class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity And Race

Aging

Government, political Power, and Social Movements

Families and Intimate Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and The Environment

Globalization In A Changing World

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An U.S.management consultant named _ invented a system of _ in which industrial processes were studied to break them down into precisely timed and organized simple operations.

The process of replacing human labor power with programmable machines,or _,is called _.