Question 1

The U.S.economy is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes that can be grouped into a few master trends.Which of the following is NOT one of these trends?

Accepted Answer

A) globalization of markets 
B) growth in service-sector jobs in the advanced economies 
C) continued export of manufacturing jobs to regions with lower wage rates 
D) increasing reliance of families on the incomes of multiple workers 
E) decreased reliance on specialization 
A) globalization of markets 
B) growth in service-sector jobs in the advanced economies 
C) continued export of manufacturing jobs to regions with lower wage rates 
D) increasing reliance of families on the incomes of multiple workers 
E) decreased reliance on specialization

Question 2

__________ Americans die of job-related diseases each year.

Accepted Answer

A) Five to ten 
B) Approximately 1,200 
C) Around 10,000 
D) About 50,000 
E) At least 100,000 
A) Five to ten 
B) Approximately 1,200 
C) Around 10,000 
D) About 50,000 
E) At least 100,000

Question 3

__________ is the term used in the text in referring to the ever-greater economic interdependence of nations.

Accepted Answer

A) Globalization 
B) Homogenization 
C) Automation 
D) The Global Village 
E) International autonomy 
A) Globalization 
B) Homogenization 
C) Automation 
D) The Global Village 
E) International autonomy

Question 4

Which of the following statements about employee benefits is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Worker (and thus)family benefits are on the decline. 
B) In 2008,59% of workers were provided with some form of employer-based health insurance. 
C) The mandatory coverage provision in the healthcare law of 2010 is intended to increase the number of Americans with comprehensive health coverage. 
D) In the first year of the 2008 recession,about 1.3 million adults lost employer-sponsored coverage. 
E) All of the above. 
A) Worker (and thus)family benefits are on the decline. 
B) In 2008,59% of workers were provided with some form of employer-based health insurance. 
C) The mandatory coverage provision in the healthcare law of 2010 is intended to increase the number of Americans with comprehensive health coverage. 
D) In the first year of the 2008 recession,about 1.3 million adults lost employer-sponsored coverage. 
E) All of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following did NOT significantly contribute to the housing crisis of 2008?

Accepted Answer

A) Home prices increased to levels rarely experienced in the past. 
B) Many homeowners borrowed loans against their home equity to cover family expenses. 
C) New housing loans made to risky applicants were sold by banks to larger firms,and the firms converted these loans to derivative funds. 
D) Home prices abruptly plunged by 30 percent on average after the housing market peak in 2006. 
E) In 2006,the Federal Government conducted a series of rigorous hearings to investigate the creation and sale of derivative funds. 
A) Home prices increased to levels rarely experienced in the past. 
B) Many homeowners borrowed loans against their home equity to cover family expenses. 
C) New housing loans made to risky applicants were sold by banks to larger firms,and the firms converted these loans to derivative funds. 
D) Home prices abruptly plunged by 30 percent on average after the housing market peak in 2006. 
E) In 2006,the Federal Government conducted a series of rigorous hearings to investigate the creation and sale of derivative funds.

Question 6

Describe the problem of unemployment in the United States in the past decade.Be sure to include in your analysis the following: structural versus cyclical unemployment,intermittent and chronic unemployment,frictional unemployment versus permanent displacement,and the characteristics of the 'invisible' unemployed versus the concept of the displaced worker.

Accepted Answer

The problem of unemployment in the Unite

Question 7

One aspect of the shift from manufacturing to services is the growing importance of work that is not based on written employment contracts and regular hours,which is referred to as "__________" work.

Accepted Answer

A) casual 
B) occasional 
C) intermittent 
D) contingent 
E) non- 
A) casual 
B) occasional 
C) intermittent 
D) contingent 
E) non-

Question 8

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists about 22,000 types of jobs in the United States today,compared to the 325 jobs listed in the 1850 census.The vast difference indicates __________.

Accepted Answer

A) the increasing specialization of labor 
B) the shift from manufacturing to service 
C) the complexity of the division of labor 
D) Both a and c 
E) None of the above 
A) the increasing specialization of labor 
B) the shift from manufacturing to service 
C) the complexity of the division of labor 
D) Both a and c 
E) None of the above

Question 9

The main problem with "outsourcing" for American workers is that it __________.

Accepted Answer

A) exports jobs 
B) makes consuming a full-time activity 
C) lowers tariffs 
D) increases taxes 
E) increases competition 
A) exports jobs 
B) makes consuming a full-time activity 
C) lowers tariffs 
D) increases taxes 
E) increases competition

Question 10

By 2007,about __________ percent of the labor force consisted of white-collar workers.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 
B) 30 
C) 40 
D) 60 
E) 90 
A) 20 
B) 30 
C) 40 
D) 60 
E) 90

Question 11

In 1970,there were 78 million men and women in the labor force;now there are __________ million.

Accepted Answer

A) 100 
B) 130 
C) 154 
D) 170 
E) over 200 
A) 100 
B) 130 
C) 154 
D) 170 
E) over 200

The U.S.economy is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes that can be grouped into a few master trends.Which of the following is NOT one of these trends?

__________ Americans die of job-related diseases each year.

__________ is the term used in the text in referring to the ever-greater economic interdependence of nations.

Which of the following statements about employee benefits is TRUE?

Which of the following did NOT significantly contribute to the housing crisis of 2008?

One aspect of the shift from manufacturing to services is the growing importance of work that is not based on written employment contracts and regular hours,which is referred to as "__________" work.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists about 22,000 types of jobs in the United States today,compared to the 325 jobs listed in the 1850 census.The vast difference indicates __________.

The main problem with "outsourcing" for American workers is that it __________.

By 2007,about __________ percent of the labor force consisted of white-collar workers.

In 1970,there were 78 million men and women in the labor force;now there are __________ million.

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Health and Healthcare

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

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Exam 12: Problems of Work and the Economy

The U.S.economy is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes that can be grouped into a few master trends.Which of the following is NOT one of these trends?

__________ Americans die of job-related diseases each year.

__________ is the term used in the text in referring to the ever-greater economic interdependence of nations.

Which of the following statements about employee benefits is TRUE?

Which of the following did NOT significantly contribute to the housing crisis of 2008?

One aspect of the shift from manufacturing to services is the growing importance of work that is not based on written employment contracts and regular hours,which is referred to as "__________" work.

The Dictionary of Occupational Titles lists about 22,000 types of jobs in the United States today,compared to the 325 jobs listed in the 1850 census.The vast difference indicates __________.

The main problem with "outsourcing" for American workers is that it __________.

By 2007,about __________ percent of the labor force consisted of white-collar workers.

In 1970,there were 78 million men and women in the labor force;now there are __________ million.

Sociological Perspective on Social Problems

Problems of Health and Healthcare

Problems of Mental Illness and Treatment

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Violence

Poverty and Affluence

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Gender and Sexuality

An Aging Society

The Changing Family

Problems of Education

Population and Immigration

Technology and the Environment

War and Global Insecurity

Filters