Question 1

What term can be used to refer to research results affected by methodological bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentrism 
B)  The Human Relations bias 
C)  The Hawthorne effect 
D)  Preference theory 
A)  Ethnocentrism 
B)  The Human Relations bias 
C)  The Hawthorne effect 
D)  Preference theory C

Question 2

With which theorist are 'time and motion' studies most closely associated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Max Weber 
B)  Harry Braverman 
C)  Elton Mayo 
D)  Frederick Winslow Taylor 
A)  Max Weber 
B)  Harry Braverman 
C)  Elton Mayo 
D)  Frederick Winslow Taylor D

Question 3

What concept is Daniel Bell most closely associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Performance management 
B)  Post-industrial society 
C)  Emotional labour 
D)  Dual systems theory 
A)  Performance management 
B)  Post-industrial society 
C)  Emotional labour 
D)  Dual systems theory B

Question 4

If unpaid work were replaced by a paid equivalent, it is estimated it would equal how much?

Accepted Answer

A)  $150 billion 
B)  $250 billion 
C)  $450 billion 
D)  $650 billion 
A)  $150 billion 
B)  $250 billion 
C)  $450 billion 
D)  $650 billion

Question 5

What percentage of employed women are in full-time work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Approximately 30 per cent 
B)  Approximately 40 per cent 
C)  Approximately 50 per cent 
D)  Approximately 60 per cent 
A)  Approximately 30 per cent 
B)  Approximately 40 per cent 
C)  Approximately 50 per cent 
D)  Approximately 60 per cent

Question 6

What is the term for the view that new technology causes social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientism 
B)  Technological determinism 
C)  Reflexive modernity 
D)  Social determinism 
A)  Scientism 
B)  Technological determinism 
C)  Reflexive modernity 
D)  Social determinism

Question 7

Despite equal pay, Australian women in full-time employment still earn less on average than men. How much less on average do women earn each year compared to men?

Accepted Answer

A)  $38,000 
B)  $30,000 
C)  $26,000 
D)  $20,000 
A)  $38,000 
B)  $30,000 
C)  $26,000 
D)  $20,000

Question 8

As noted in the textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions of alienation that Karl Marx identified?

Accepted Answer

A)  Task alienation 
B)  Activity alienation 
C)  Species alienation 
D)  Social alienation 
A)  Task alienation 
B)  Activity alienation 
C)  Species alienation 
D)  Social alienation

Question 9

As noted in the textbook chapter on work, what did the findings from the 2005 Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AuSSA) show regarding Australians' view of job satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  They exhibited one of the lowest rates of job satisfaction in the world 
B)  They rated job satisfaction lowly (4 out of 10) 
C)  They expressed high rates of alienation 
D)  They rated job satisfaction highly (7 out of 10) 
A)  They exhibited one of the lowest rates of job satisfaction in the world 
B)  They rated job satisfaction lowly (4 out of 10) 
C)  They expressed high rates of alienation 
D)  They rated job satisfaction highly (7 out of 10)

Question 10

What is the term for an economic theory and practice, dominant between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries during the rise of the nation-state, that assumes national wealth can be amassed through the accumulation of precious metals (silver and gold)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mercantilism 
B)  Industrial Revolution 
C)  Modernisation 
D)  Primitive capitalism 
A)  Mercantilism 
B)  Industrial Revolution 
C)  Modernisation 
D)  Primitive capitalism

What term can be used to refer to research results affected by methodological bias?

With which theorist are 'time and motion' studies most closely associated?

What concept is Daniel Bell most closely associated with?

If unpaid work were replaced by a paid equivalent, it is estimated it would equal how much?

What percentage of employed women are in full-time work?

What is the term for the view that new technology causes social change?

Despite equal pay, Australian women in full-time employment still earn less on average than men. How much less on average do women earn each year compared to men?

As noted in the textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions of alienation that Karl Marx identified?

As noted in the textbook chapter on work, what did the findings from the 2005 Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AuSSA) show regarding Australians' view of job satisfaction?

What is the term for an economic theory and practice, dominant between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries during the rise of the nation-state, that assumes national wealth can be amassed through the accumulation of precious metals (silver and gold)?

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What term can be used to refer to research results affected by methodological bias?

With which theorist are 'time and motion' studies most closely associated?

What concept is Daniel Bell most closely associated with?

If unpaid work were replaced by a paid equivalent, it is estimated it would equal how much?

What percentage of employed women are in full-time work?

What is the term for the view that new technology causes social change?

Despite equal pay, Australian women in full-time employment still earn less on average than men. How much less on average do women earn each year compared to men?

As noted in the textbook, which of the following is NOT one of the dimensions of alienation that Karl Marx identified?

As noted in the textbook chapter on work, what did the findings from the 2005 Australian Survey of Social Attitudes (AuSSA) show regarding Australians' view of job satisfaction?

What is the term for an economic theory and practice, dominant between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries during the rise of the nation-state, that assumes national wealth can be amassed through the accumulation of precious metals (silver and gold)?

The Sociological Gaze: Linking Private Lives to Public Issues

Sociological Foundations: Early Theorists and Theories

Contemporary Sociological Theorists and Theories

Sociological Investigations: Doing Social Research

How We Become Who and What We Are: Socialisation and the New Genetics

Youth Transitions and Youth Culture

Families and Intimate Relationships

Consumption and Lifestyles

Sporting Life

A Sociology of Licit and Illicit Drugs

Class and Inequality in Australia

Gender and Sexualities

Ethnicity and Belonging

Race and Reconciliation in Australia

Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Australia

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

The Social Determinants of Health and Illness

Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

Global Risk and the Surveillance State: A Sociology of New Terrorism

Digital Sociology

Media and Popular Culture

Educating Society: Sociological Debates and Dilemmas

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