Question 1

S. corporations are shifting their assets outside the United States because________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rate of profit tends to be higher abroad 
B)  resources necessary for production tend to be cheaper in other nations 
C)  overseas countries tend to be non-union and low-wage 
D)  all of the above 
A)  rate of profit tends to be higher abroad 
B)  resources necessary for production tend to be cheaper in other nations 
C)  overseas countries tend to be non-union and low-wage 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

Segmentation is the term used to refer to the separation of human beings from each other, from themselves, and from the products they create.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Government protectionism is a key condition that must be present for pure capitalism to exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Discuss discrimination in the workplace and how the mechanisms that operate to perpetuate it also maintain economic inequality.

Accepted Answer

Discrimination in the workplace can take

Question 5

On a personal level, alienation shows itself by absenteeism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A ________ refers to the situation when four or fewer firms supply 50 percent or more of a particular market.

Accepted Answer

A)  shared monopoly 
B)  contradiction of capitalism 
C)  unanticipated consequence 
D)  None of the above 
A)  shared monopoly 
B)  contradiction of capitalism 
C)  unanticipated consequence 
D)  None of the above

Question 7

Traditionally, manufacturing job sites have been prounion and service job sites have been nonunion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Laissez-faire refers to a government policy of control of the marketplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The retired, the disabled, and those in school are included in the unemployed category.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Robert Heilbroner, the change that is coming as a response to the lack of planning of the economy will be convulsive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The economy of the United States is purely capitalistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Industrialized societies organize their economic activities according to either ________ or ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  democracy / aristocracy 
B)  capitalism / socialism 
C)  fascism / capitalism 
D)  communism / socialism 
A)  democracy / aristocracy 
B)  capitalism / socialism 
C)  fascism / capitalism 
D)  communism / socialism

Question 13

Discuss the segmented labor market and the role it plays in U.S. capitalism and the perpetuation of inequality.

Accepted Answer

The segmented labor market refers to the

Question 14

What was the emphasis of scientific management?

Accepted Answer

The emphasis of scientific management, a

Question 15

As a result of the decline in union membership, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unions have given back many of the gains they made in the 1960s and 1970s 
B)  workers have lost real wages and benefits 
C)  the workplace has become less safe 
D)  all of the above 
A)  unions have given back many of the gains they made in the 1960s and 1970s 
B)  workers have lost real wages and benefits 
C)  the workplace has become less safe 
D)  all of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is not a condition that must be present for socialism to exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  public ownership of the means of production 
B)  democracy 
C)  egalitarianism 
D)  a military state 
A)  public ownership of the means of production 
B)  democracy 
C)  egalitarianism 
D)  a military state

Question 17

Scientific management stressed specialization which resulted in enhanced skills in the workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

________ is necessary under socialism since representatives must be answerable and responsive to the wishes of the public they serve.

Accepted Answer

A)  Totalitarianism 
B)  State control 
C)  Democracy 
D)  The military state 
A)  Totalitarianism 
B)  State control 
C)  Democracy 
D)  The military state

Question 19

The fact that work in factories is sometimes difficult, often tedious, and usually boring and there is always the threat of lowered productivity and worker unrest is evidence of the difficulties associated with industrialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

________ are social arrangements that channel behavior in prescribed ways in the important areas of social life.

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutions 
B)  Norms 
C)  Laws 
D)  Roles 
A)  Institutions 
B)  Norms 
C)  Laws 
D)  Roles

S. corporations are shifting their assets outside the United States because________.

Segmentation is the term used to refer to the separation of human beings from each other, from themselves, and from the products they create.

Government protectionism is a key condition that must be present for pure capitalism to exist.

Discuss discrimination in the workplace and how the mechanisms that operate to perpetuate it also maintain economic inequality.

On a personal level, alienation shows itself by absenteeism.

A ________ refers to the situation when four or fewer firms supply 50 percent or more of a particular market.

Traditionally, manufacturing job sites have been prounion and service job sites have been nonunion.

Laissez-faire refers to a government policy of control of the marketplace.

The retired, the disabled, and those in school are included in the unemployed category.

According to Robert Heilbroner, the change that is coming as a response to the lack of planning of the economy will be convulsive.

The economy of the United States is purely capitalistic.

Industrialized societies organize their economic activities according to either or .

Discuss the segmented labor market and the role it plays in U.S. capitalism and the perpetuation of inequality.

What was the emphasis of scientific management?

As a result of the decline in union membership, ________.

Which of the following is not a condition that must be present for socialism to exist?

Scientific management stressed specialization which resulted in enhanced skills in the workforce.

________ is necessary under socialism since representatives must be answerable and responsive to the wishes of the public they serve.

The fact that work in factories is sometimes difficult, often tedious, and usually boring and there is always the threat of lowered productivity and worker unrest is evidence of the difficulties associated with industrialization.

________ are social arrangements that channel behavior in prescribed ways in the important areas of social life.

The Sociological Perspective

The Structure of Social Groups

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

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Exam 13: The Economy

S. corporations are shifting their assets outside the United States because________.

Segmentation is the term used to refer to the separation of human beings from each other, from themselves, and from the products they create.

Government protectionism is a key condition that must be present for pure capitalism to exist.

Discuss discrimination in the workplace and how the mechanisms that operate to perpetuate it also maintain economic inequality.

On a personal level, alienation shows itself by absenteeism.

A ________ refers to the situation when four or fewer firms supply 50 percent or more of a particular market.

Traditionally, manufacturing job sites have been prounion and service job sites have been nonunion.

Laissez-faire refers to a government policy of control of the marketplace.

The retired, the disabled, and those in school are included in the unemployed category.

According to Robert Heilbroner, the change that is coming as a response to the lack of planning of the economy will be convulsive.

The economy of the United States is purely capitalistic.

Industrialized societies organize their economic activities according to either ________ or ________.

Discuss the segmented labor market and the role it plays in U.S. capitalism and the perpetuation of inequality.

What was the emphasis of scientific management?

As a result of the decline in union membership, ________.

Which of the following is not a condition that must be present for socialism to exist?

Scientific management stressed specialization which resulted in enhanced skills in the workforce.

________ is necessary under socialism since representatives must be answerable and responsive to the wishes of the public they serve.

The fact that work in factories is sometimes difficult, often tedious, and usually boring and there is always the threat of lowered productivity and worker unrest is evidence of the difficulties associated with industrialization.

________ are social arrangements that channel behavior in prescribed ways in the important areas of social life.

The Sociological Perspective

The Structure of Social Groups

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Class

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

Filters

Industrialized societies organize their economic activities according to either or .