Question 1

What do behavioural-based programs in the workplace focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  how work processes and conditions compromise health and safety on the job 
B)  directing attention to workers themselves as the problem 
C)  decreasing the alienation of workers 
D)  workplace-based harassment 
A)  how work processes and conditions compromise health and safety on the job 
B)  directing attention to workers themselves as the problem 
C)  decreasing the alienation of workers 
D)  workplace-based harassment

Question 2

Which of the following is a characteristic of post-industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  a highly educated workforce 
B)  an economy dominated by manufacturing jobs 
C)  a lower standard of living 
D)  a pyramid-shaped class structure 
A)  a highly educated workforce 
B)  an economy dominated by manufacturing jobs 
C)  a lower standard of living 
D)  a pyramid-shaped class structure

Question 3

Shift work has been found by MacKenzie (2007) to contribute to which of the following ailments?

Accepted Answer

A)  muscular dystrophy 
B)  respiratory problems 
C)  cardiovascular problems 
D)  gout 
A)  muscular dystrophy 
B)  respiratory problems 
C)  cardiovascular problems 
D)  gout

Question 4

Which of the following is characteristic of capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic motivation through profit 
B)  governmental control of the economy 
C)  government and big business cooperation 
D)  the development of unions 
A)  economic motivation through profit 
B)  governmental control of the economy 
C)  government and big business cooperation 
D)  the development of unions

Question 5

Corporate multinationalism is the practice of corporations having their home base in one country and branches, or affiliates, in other countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is the term for disorders associated with repeatedphysical harm, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and noise-induced hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  cumulative trauma disorders 
B)  muscular atrophy 
C)  bi-lateral function diminishment 
D)  ulna nerve-related disorders 
A)  cumulative trauma disorders 
B)  muscular atrophy 
C)  bi-lateral function diminishment 
D)  ulna nerve-related disorders

Question 7

In 1996, what was the most common labour force status of Canadian couples with children?

Accepted Answer

A)  both partners were in the labour force 
B)  only the husband was in the labour force 
C)  only the wife was in the labour force 
D)  neither partner was in the labour force 
A)  both partners were in the labour force 
B)  only the husband was in the labour force 
C)  only the wife was in the labour force 
D)  neither partner was in the labour force

Question 8

According to the 1996-1997 National Population Health Survey, single parents were twice as likely to report high job stress as Canadians in couple relationships without children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1996 in Canada, men's rate of time-loss injury was more than two and a half times that of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to the textbook, which of the following situations would be called "pure capitalism"?

Accepted Answer

A)  when market forces can operate without interference from the government 
B)  when goods and services are equitably distributed according to the needs of the citizens 
C)  when private citizens own the means of production and pursue profits but do so within a vast system of laws designed to protect the welfare of the population 
D)  when there are no international laws governing commerce 
A)  when market forces can operate without interference from the government 
B)  when goods and services are equitably distributed according to the needs of the citizens 
C)  when private citizens own the means of production and pursue profits but do so within a vast system of laws designed to protect the welfare of the population 
D)  when there are no international laws governing commerce

Question 11

Nicole is an employee who is fortunate to job-share with another person. Nicole is likely to be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  pregnant 
B)  disabled 
C)  highly educated 
D)  a secretary 
A)  pregnant 
B)  disabled 
C)  highly educated 
D)  a secretary

Question 12

What does flextime allow employees to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  take vacation time instead of overtime pay 
B)  begin and end the workday at different times as long as 40 hours per week are maintained 
C)  take up to four weeks of unpaid leave for personal reasons 
D)  take up to three weeks of paid leave for continuing education or training in one's occupational field 
A)  take vacation time instead of overtime pay 
B)  begin and end the workday at different times as long as 40 hours per week are maintained 
C)  take up to four weeks of unpaid leave for personal reasons 
D)  take up to three weeks of paid leave for continuing education or training in one's occupational field

Question 13

Corporate downsizing, by definition, is usually temporary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to the textbook, which province's child-care system has been lauded by the National Council of Welfare as "a pioneering approach to family supports in North America"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manitoba 
B)  Ontario 
C)  Newfoundland 
D)  Quebec 
A)  Manitoba 
B)  Ontario 
C)  Newfoundland 
D)  Quebec

Question 15

Six hundred new lawyers graduate in a given year from Ontario law schools. The province does not need this many new lawyers. Some of these graduates are likely to experience which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  educational inflation 
B)  discriminatory unemployment 
C)  structural unemployment 
D)  job exportation 
A)  educational inflation 
B)  discriminatory unemployment 
C)  structural unemployment 
D)  job exportation

Question 16

What is corporate multinationalism?

Accepted Answer

Corporate multinationalism refers to the

Question 17

In which of the following circumstances does brain drain occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  when jobs require long periods of intense concentration 
B)  when a person works in a job that doesn't require much thought or problem-solving ability 
C)  when highly skilled and educated people leave their home country in search of work abroad 
D)  when the best workers are promoted to managerial and administrative positions, leaving incompetent workers to do the other jobs 
A)  when jobs require long periods of intense concentration 
B)  when a person works in a job that doesn't require much thought or problem-solving ability 
C)  when highly skilled and educated people leave their home country in search of work abroad 
D)  when the best workers are promoted to managerial and administrative positions, leaving incompetent workers to do the other jobs

Question 18

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by repetitive trauma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the first half of 2000, almost all of Canada's blue-collar workers were union members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Canada, which of the following groups tends to have the highest rate of work-related deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  women who work with the chronically ill 
B)  men who work in the trades 
C)  police officers 
D)  fire fighters 
A)  women who work with the chronically ill 
B)  men who work in the trades 
C)  police officers 
D)  fire fighters

What do behavioural-based programs in the workplace focus on?

Which of the following is a characteristic of post-industrialization?

Shift work has been found by MacKenzie (2007) to contribute to which of the following ailments?

Which of the following is characteristic of capitalism?

Corporate multinationalism is the practice of corporations having their home base in one country and branches, or affiliates, in other countries.

What is the term for disorders associated with repeatedphysical harm, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and noise-induced hearing loss?

In 1996, what was the most common labour force status of Canadian couples with children?

According to the 1996-1997 National Population Health Survey, single parents were twice as likely to report high job stress as Canadians in couple relationships without children.

In 1996 in Canada, men's rate of time-loss injury was more than two and a half times that of women.

According to the textbook, which of the following situations would be called "pure capitalism"?

Nicole is an employee who is fortunate to job-share with another person. Nicole is likely to be which of the following?

What does flextime allow employees to do?

Corporate downsizing, by definition, is usually temporary.

According to the textbook, which province's child-care system has been lauded by the National Council of Welfare as "a pioneering approach to family supports in North America"?

Six hundred new lawyers graduate in a given year from Ontario law schools. The province does not need this many new lawyers. Some of these graduates are likely to experience which of the following?

What is corporate multinationalism?

In which of the following circumstances does brain drain occur?

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by repetitive trauma.

During the first half of 2000, almost all of Canada's blue-collar workers were union members.

In Canada, which of the following groups tends to have the highest rate of work-related deaths?

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What do behavioural-based programs in the workplace focus on?

Which of the following is a characteristic of post-industrialization?

Shift work has been found by MacKenzie (2007) to contribute to which of the following ailments?

Which of the following is characteristic of capitalism?

Corporate multinationalism is the practice of corporations having their home base in one country and branches, or affiliates, in other countries.

What is the term for disorders associated with repeatedphysical harm, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and noise-induced hearing loss?

In 1996, what was the most common labour force status of Canadian couples with children?

According to the 1996-1997 National Population Health Survey, single parents were twice as likely to report high job stress as Canadians in couple relationships without children.

In 1996 in Canada, men's rate of time-loss injury was more than two and a half times that of women.

According to the textbook, which of the following situations would be called "pure capitalism"?

Nicole is an employee who is fortunate to job-share with another person. Nicole is likely to be which of the following?

What does flextime allow employees to do?

Corporate downsizing, by definition, is usually temporary.

According to the textbook, which province's child-care system has been lauded by the National Council of Welfare as "a pioneering approach to family supports in North America"?

Six hundred new lawyers graduate in a given year from Ontario law schools. The province does not need this many new lawyers. Some of these graduates are likely to experience which of the following?

What is corporate multinationalism?

In which of the following circumstances does brain drain occur?

Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by repetitive trauma.

During the first half of 2000, almost all of Canada's blue-collar workers were union members.

In Canada, which of the following groups tends to have the highest rate of work-related deaths?

Thinking About Social Problems

Illness and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Family Problems

Youth and Aging

Gender Inequality

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Sexualities

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Problems in Education

Environmental Problems

Armed Conflict in Global Perspective

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