Question 1

What are three examples of "contingent work"?

Accepted Answer

Examples include independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary workers, part-time workers, and adjunct faculty.

Question 2

Large social and economic changes followed from the domestication of plants and animals and the gradually increasing efficiency of food production. What do scholars call this type of revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  industrial 
B)  domestic 
C)  agricultural 
D)  farming 
A)  industrial 
B)  domestic 
C)  agricultural 
D)  farming C

Question 3

Which of the following groups is engaged in contingent work?

Accepted Answer

A)  independent contractors 
B)  teachers 
C)  service workers 
D)  knowledge workers 
A)  independent contractors 
B)  teachers 
C)  service workers 
D)  knowledge workers A

Question 4

The change that caused people to migrate to cities from rural areas at high rates was the

Accepted Answer

A)  switch to a manufacturing economy. 
B)  development of crop rotation and better animal husbandry techniques. 
C)  switch from a manufacturing economy to an information economy. 
D)  emancipation of slaves in the United States. 
A)  switch to a manufacturing economy. 
B)  development of crop rotation and better animal husbandry techniques. 
C)  switch from a manufacturing economy to an information economy. 
D)  emancipation of slaves in the United States.

Question 5

Many customer service representatives with whom we talk over the phone are based in India. Which of the following terms applies to this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  unionization 
B)  collective resistance 
C)  supersectors 
D)  the death of distance 
A)  unionization 
B)  collective resistance 
C)  supersectors 
D)  the death of distance

Question 6

How has union membership changed in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Membership has steeply declined. 
B)  It has not changed. 
C)  Membership has greatly increased. 
D)  Membership has slightly increased. 
A)  Membership has steeply declined. 
B)  It has not changed. 
C)  Membership has greatly increased. 
D)  Membership has slightly increased.

Question 7

What has an office worker engaged in, although it may not seem like much, when they bring in a plant to brighten up their cubicle?

Accepted Answer

A)  an act of collective resistance 
B)  a sign of nonalienation in labor 
C)  a postmodern gesture 
D)  an act of individual resistance 
A)  an act of collective resistance 
B)  a sign of nonalienation in labor 
C)  a postmodern gesture 
D)  an act of individual resistance

Question 8

What disadvantages result from increased international trade, according to critics of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multinational corporations will increasingly shape the policies of governments. 
B)  More consumer goods will be produced. 
C)  Prices of goods and services will decline. 
D)  People will gain exposure to different cultures. 
A)  Multinational corporations will increasingly shape the policies of governments. 
B)  More consumer goods will be produced. 
C)  Prices of goods and services will decline. 
D)  People will gain exposure to different cultures.

Question 9

The ________ was a macro-level social change that resulted in new innovations in farming such as mechanized seed spreaders and new techniques of crop rotation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Instrumental Revolution 
B)  Information Revolution 
C)  Great Depression 
D)  Agricultural Revolution 
A)  Instrumental Revolution 
B)  Information Revolution 
C)  Great Depression 
D)  Agricultural Revolution

Question 10

Are internships a way for students to earn a "leg up" on starting their careers? Are internships just another way organizations exploit "free menial labor" from willing participants?

Accepted Answer

Internships can be a valuable way for st

Question 11

The Industrial Revolution changed not only working conditions, but also many other elements of daily life. List three.

Accepted Answer

Examples include science and m

Question 12

What is it an example of when liquor stores in the United States import wine made entirely from French grapes and bottled in France or beer brewed from grain and hops grown in Holland?

Accepted Answer

A)  shallow integration 
B)  deep integration 
C)  postindustrial work 
D)  transnational corporations 
A)  shallow integration 
B)  deep integration 
C)  postindustrial work 
D)  transnational corporations

Question 13

The textbook suggests that not all corporations are evil and states that corporations are adopting new forms of self-regulation as well as taking proactive measures to integrate social and ethical concerns into their business models. This is part of a movement called "CSR." What does "CSR" stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate self-regulation 
B)  conscience, solutions, reform 
C)  customer service representative 
D)  corporate social responsibility 
A)  corporate self-regulation 
B)  conscience, solutions, reform 
C)  customer service representative 
D)  corporate social responsibility

Question 14

How are workers' situations different in socialist versus capitalist economies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers in a socialist economy have less protection from the welfare state than those in a capitalist economy. 
B)  Workers in a socialist economy are more vulnerable to elimination of jobs by technological innovation than those in a capitalist economy. 
C)  Workers in a socialist economy do not enjoy the same consumption patterns as those in a capitalist economy. 
D)  Workers' jobs in a socialist economy are more vulnerable to elimination resulting from the movement of transnational capital than those in a capitalist economy. 
A)  Workers in a socialist economy have less protection from the welfare state than those in a capitalist economy. 
B)  Workers in a socialist economy are more vulnerable to elimination of jobs by technological innovation than those in a capitalist economy. 
C)  Workers in a socialist economy do not enjoy the same consumption patterns as those in a capitalist economy. 
D)  Workers' jobs in a socialist economy are more vulnerable to elimination resulting from the movement of transnational capital than those in a capitalist economy.

Question 15

The fact that almost all of the small electronics used in the United States are made in Asia is an illustration of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  globalization. 
C)  the rise of cybernetics. 
D)  collective resistance. 
A)  the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  globalization. 
C)  the rise of cybernetics. 
D)  collective resistance.

Question 16

According to the U.S. General Accounting Office, an employer that violates more than one federal or state labor law concerning wages, overtime, child labor, safety and health, or industrial regulation is classified as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  postmodern corporation. 
B)  runaway shop. 
C)  independent contractor. 
D)  sweatshop. 
A)  postmodern corporation. 
B)  runaway shop. 
C)  independent contractor. 
D)  sweatshop.

Question 17

Regarding class conflict, Karl Marx argues that

Accepted Answer

A)  there have been class conflicts throughout all of human history. 
B)  class conflict is a product of the Industrial Revolution. 
C)  class conflict was first experienced during the Middle Ages, and modern society inherited it. 
D)  class conflict is uniquely a feature of the Information Revolution. 
A)  there have been class conflicts throughout all of human history. 
B)  class conflict is a product of the Industrial Revolution. 
C)  class conflict was first experienced during the Middle Ages, and modern society inherited it. 
D)  class conflict is uniquely a feature of the Information Revolution.

Question 18

What is the economic system based on collective ownership of the means of production and collective distribution of goods and services called?

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalism 
B)  classical liberalism 
C)  communism 
D)  socialism 
A)  capitalism 
B)  classical liberalism 
C)  communism 
D)  socialism

Question 19

In which year did the Industrial Revolution begin in England with the invention of the steam engine?

Accepted Answer

A)  1717 
B)  1752 
C)  1769 
D)  1803 
A)  1717 
B)  1752 
C)  1769 
D)  1803

Question 20

What are the tactics used by workers to reclaim control of the conditions of their labor called?

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge work 
B)  resistance strategies 
C)  service work 
D)  collective bargaining 
A)  knowledge work 
B)  resistance strategies 
C)  service work 
D)  collective bargaining

What are three examples of "contingent work"?

Large social and economic changes followed from the domestication of plants and animals and the gradually increasing efficiency of food production. What do scholars call this type of revolution?

Which of the following groups is engaged in contingent work?

The change that caused people to migrate to cities from rural areas at high rates was the

Many customer service representatives with whom we talk over the phone are based in India. Which of the following terms applies to this phenomenon?

How has union membership changed in recent years?

What has an office worker engaged in, although it may not seem like much, when they bring in a plant to brighten up their cubicle?

What disadvantages result from increased international trade, according to critics of globalization?

The ________ was a macro-level social change that resulted in new innovations in farming such as mechanized seed spreaders and new techniques of crop rotation.

Are internships a way for students to earn a "leg up" on starting their careers? Are internships just another way organizations exploit "free menial labor" from willing participants?

The Industrial Revolution changed not only working conditions, but also many other elements of daily life. List three.

What is it an example of when liquor stores in the United States import wine made entirely from French grapes and bottled in France or beer brewed from grain and hops grown in Holland?

How are workers' situations different in socialist versus capitalist economies?

The fact that almost all of the small electronics used in the United States are made in Asia is an illustration of

According to the U.S. General Accounting Office, an employer that violates more than one federal or state labor law concerning wages, overtime, child labor, safety and health, or industrial regulation is classified as a(n)

Regarding class conflict, Karl Marx argues that

What is the economic system based on collective ownership of the means of production and collective distribution of goods and services called?

In which year did the Industrial Revolution begin in England with the invention of the steam engine?

What are the tactics used by workers to reclaim control of the conditions of their labor called?

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What are three examples of "contingent work"?

Large social and economic changes followed from the domestication of plants and animals and the gradually increasing efficiency of food production. What do scholars call this type of revolution?

Which of the following groups is engaged in contingent work?

The change that caused people to migrate to cities from rural areas at high rates was the

Many customer service representatives with whom we talk over the phone are based in India. Which of the following terms applies to this phenomenon?

How has union membership changed in recent years?

What has an office worker engaged in, although it may not seem like much, when they bring in a plant to brighten up their cubicle?

What disadvantages result from increased international trade, according to critics of globalization?

The ________ was a macro-level social change that resulted in new innovations in farming such as mechanized seed spreaders and new techniques of crop rotation.

Are internships a way for students to earn a "leg up" on starting their careers? Are internships just another way organizations exploit "free menial labor" from willing participants?

The Industrial Revolution changed not only working conditions, but also many other elements of daily life. List three.

What is it an example of when liquor stores in the United States import wine made entirely from French grapes and bottled in France or beer brewed from grain and hops grown in Holland?

How are workers' situations different in socialist versus capitalist economies?

The fact that almost all of the small electronics used in the United States are made in Asia is an illustration of

According to the U.S. General Accounting Office, an employer that violates more than one federal or state labor law concerning wages, overtime, child labor, safety and health, or industrial regulation is classified as a(n)

Regarding class conflict, Karl Marx argues that

What is the economic system based on collective ownership of the means of production and collective distribution of goods and services called?

In which year did the Industrial Revolution begin in England with the invention of the steam engine?

What are the tactics used by workers to reclaim control of the conditions of their labor called?

Sociology and the Real World

Studying Social Life: Sociology Research Methods

Culture

Socialization, Interaction, and the Self

Separate and Together: Life in Groups

Deviance

Social Class: the Structure of Inequality

Race and Ethnicity As Lived Experience

Constructing Gender and Sexuality

Social Institutions: Politics, Education, and Religion

Life at Home: Families and Relationships

Leisure and Media

Health and Illness

Populations, Cities, and the Environment

Social Change

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