Exam 11: Work and Unemployment

In Canada, job sharers are most likely to be poorly educated individuals in blue-collar jobs.

Among individuals who are unemployed, which of the following is included in unemployment figures?

Which of the following perspectives sees societal development as being dependent on having an economic surplus in a society?

How do the three fundamental work sectors (primary, secondary, and tertiary) reflect the major economic transformations in society - the Industrial Revolution and the Postindustrial Revolution?

An automotive parts supplier in Windsor, Ontario closes. This work is now being done in South America. What is this an example of?

Karl Marx developed the term alienation to describe the powerlessness that some workers experience.

Postindustrialization refers to the shift from an industrial economy dominated by manufacturing jobs to an economy dominated by service-oriented, information-intensive occupations.

Which of the following is the period of the "industrial revolution," when the factory system was introduced in England?

I am a sociologist who sees that the work role is a central part of a person's identity. What perspective am I likely to be writing from?

In which type of economy are you more likely to find an abundance of service-oriented jobs?

What do behavioural-based safety programs claim?

Currently in Canada, only women can take paid parental leave from work.

List five factors that contribute to job satisfaction.

Most mothers in Canada, even those with very young children, are employed in the paid workforce.

Multinationalism results in fewer jobs in Canada.

According to the Canadian Longitudinal Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (1999), the odds of a new mother returning early to work were almost eight times higher for the self-employed than for employees.

Among the many important contributions of queer theory to the understanding of work and economy is a corrective to the traditional view that the home sphere is heterosexual.

The primary labour market refers to jobs that are stable, economically rewarding, and come with benefits.

Which of the following characterizes industrialized societies?

According to the conflict perspective, who or what benefits from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?