Question 1

Which of the following is correct about the female-male earnings ratio in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women and men earn equal pay in most occupations. 
B)  The gender wage gap has not declined over the past several decades. 
C)  Female teachers and professors earn more than their male counterparts. 
D)  Differences in the gender wage gap vary considerably across occupations. 
A)  Women and men earn equal pay in most occupations. 
B)  The gender wage gap has not declined over the past several decades. 
C)  Female teachers and professors earn more than their male counterparts. 
D)  Differences in the gender wage gap vary considerably across occupations.

Question 2

Which of the following is correct about the additional employment benefits received by Canadian workers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Full-time employees are two to three times more likely than part-time employees to receive additional employment benefits. 
B)  The cost to employers of providing such benefits declined during the second half of the 20th century. 
C)  Most employees have a dental plan, but only a small minority have pension plans. 
D)  Employers often "even things out" by providing more benefits to lower paid workers. 
A)  Full-time employees are two to three times more likely than part-time employees to receive additional employment benefits. 
B)  The cost to employers of providing such benefits declined during the second half of the 20th century. 
C)  Most employees have a dental plan, but only a small minority have pension plans. 
D)  Employers often "even things out" by providing more benefits to lower paid workers.

Question 3

Which of the following groups are excluded from the official definition of 	unemployment?

Accepted Answer

A)  People not looking for work because they believe there are no jobs available. 
B)  People receiving Employment Insurance (formerly Unemployment Insurance). 
C)  The disabled who are actively looking for a job. 
D)  Students who are actively looking for a part-time job. 
A)  People not looking for work because they believe there are no jobs available. 
B)  People receiving Employment Insurance (formerly Unemployment Insurance). 
C)  The disabled who are actively looking for a job. 
D)  Students who are actively looking for a part-time job.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes occupational differences in non-wage benefits in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of part-time and full-time workers have a pension plan. 
B)  Professionals are more likely to have a group RRSP than marketing/sales workers. 
C)  A similar percentage of nonunionized and unionized workers have access to life/disability insurance. 
D)  The proportion of workers with medical insurance is similar across all occupations. 
A)  The majority of part-time and full-time workers have a pension plan. 
B)  Professionals are more likely to have a group RRSP than marketing/sales workers. 
C)  A similar percentage of nonunionized and unionized workers have access to life/disability insurance. 
D)  The proportion of workers with medical insurance is similar across all occupations.

Question 5

Based on what you have read in Chapter 4, describe how the types of jobs a Canadian might have expected to obtain have changed over the course of the 20th century. How have the chances of being jobless changed over this time?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Lijuan has a Bachelor of Education degree. Over the past five years she has worked at several jobs including child-care worker, tutor, and nursery school teacher. She has also experienced several periods of unemployment between these jobs. Which of the following best describes Lijuan's unemployment history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Structural unemployment. 
B)  Cyclical unemployment. 
C)  Frictional unemployment. 
D)  Regional unemployment. 
A)  Structural unemployment. 
B)  Cyclical unemployment. 
C)  Frictional unemployment. 
D)  Regional unemployment.

Which of the following is correct about the female-male earnings ratio in Canada?

Which of the following is correct about the additional employment benefits received by Canadian workers?

Which of the following groups are excluded from the official definition of unemployment?

Which of the following best describes occupational differences in non-wage benefits in Canada?

Based on what you have read in Chapter 4, describe how the types of jobs a Canadian might have expected to obtain have changed over the course of the 20th century. How have the chances of being jobless changed over this time?

Historical Perspectives on Work 1700-1950s

Contemporary Debates on Work 1950s to Present Day

Canadian Employment Trends

Labour Markets: Opportunities and Inequality

Gender and Paid Employment

Household, Family, and Caring Work

Organizing and Managing Work

In Search of New Managerial Paradigms

Conflict and Control in the Workplace

Unions and Industrial Relations

Alternative Approaches to Economic Organization

Work Values and Work Orientations

Job Satisfaction, Alienation, and Work-Related Stress

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Exam 4: Good Jobs, Bad Jobs, No Jobs

Which of the following is correct about the female-male earnings ratio in Canada?

Which of the following is correct about the additional employment benefits received by Canadian workers?

Which of the following groups are excluded from the official definition of unemployment?

Which of the following best describes occupational differences in non-wage benefits in Canada?

Based on what you have read in Chapter 4, describe how the types of jobs a Canadian might have expected to obtain have changed over the course of the 20th century. How have the chances of being jobless changed over this time?

Historical Perspectives on Work 1700-1950s

Contemporary Debates on Work 1950s to Present Day

Canadian Employment Trends

Labour Markets: Opportunities and Inequality

Gender and Paid Employment

Household, Family, and Caring Work

Organizing and Managing Work

In Search of New Managerial Paradigms

Conflict and Control in the Workplace

Unions and Industrial Relations

Alternative Approaches to Economic Organization

Work Values and Work Orientations

Job Satisfaction, Alienation, and Work-Related Stress

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