Exam 11: Work and Unemployment

Job exportation refers to the replacement of human labour with machinery and equipment.

In Canada, which of the following is the most dangerous occupation?

In 1997, which province introduced a comprehensive family policy that attempted to integrate family benefits, paid parental leave, child care, and kindergarten?

Sweatshops are likely to be found in which of the following industries?

What are behavioural-based safety programs? What is their impact on worker safety?

When Arlie Hochschild (1997) asked her sample of employed parents, "overall, how well do you feel you can balance the demands of your work and family?" most said "very well."

Which of the following are exemplified by recorded phone trees, automated teller machines, and automatic car washes?

In spring 2006, which provincial legislature ruled that children could enter into paid labour at age 12, while in the rest of Canada the entry age remains set at 14?

Which of the following is an employee perk that is likely to enhance family life?

The Canadian Labour Code in 1986 established the right of workers to be told about the potential hazards of workplace materials.

Behaviour-based safety programs are usually union-driven.

Which feminists tend to focus on policy initiatives ensuring equal pay for equal work, family-work balance, and child-labour concerns?

What is child labour? What forms does it take? Where is it most common?

Which of the following work sectors involves the production of raw materials and food goods?

What is the global economy?

According to the 1999 Canadian Workplace and Employee Survey, in 1999 almost all employees in knowledge-based industries were unionized.

Sydney is brought to Canada for free. She is required to work off the cost of her travel here. She is likely being forced into which of the following?

Some theorists have suggested that capitalistic countries will adopt elements of socialism, and socialist countries will adopt elements of capitalism. What is this idea called?

Feminist work illuminates the constraints of gender-role divisions between the public and private worlds of paid employment and domestic work.

Very few countries in the world have laws that limit or prohibit the extent to which children can be employed.