Exam 11: Work and Unemployment

In which of the following countries was the factory system of production first introduced?

Which of the following is another name for dead-end jobs in the service industry?

Which of the following medical conditions is a good example of a type of cumulative trauma disorder?

According to the textbook, in which countries is child prostitution most often found?

Which of the following work sectors involves the production of manufactured goods from raw materials (e.g. paper from wood)?

Outline at least three of the work-family policies and programs that have benefited working parents in Canada.

Which of the following usually has four components: powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, and self-estrangement?

In Canada, nurses and teachers are most likely to be job sharers.

Sylvie is fortunate enough to have a high-paying job that is very secure. She is a member of which of the following?

Dianne is a worker at a particular business. She is an open lesbian. In order to avoid being targeted by those who don't like her sexual orientation, what is she likely to engage in?

Child prostitution occurs only in developing countries.

According to the International Labour Organization (2001), how much of the world's workforce is unemployed or underemployed?

During the first half of 2000, which of the following groups of Canadian workers were most likely to be union members?

Which of the following is part of alienation in the workplace?

What is another name for the mass firing of employees?

Structural unemployment exists when there are not enough jobs available for those who want them.

According to Karl Marx, when workers are merely cogs in a machine, they become estranged from their work, the product they create, other human beings, and themselves. What did Marx call this estrangement?

Corporate multinationalism results in higher labour costs for corporations.

As of 2006, which is the only province that allows children at the age of 12 to enter into paid labour?

What is a "split labour market"?