Question 1

What proportion of Canadian workers are employed in organizations that have more than 500 employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  1/5 
B)  2/5 
C)  1/2 
D)  3/5

Question 2

What distinctive feature characterizes a communist economic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  state ownership of property 
B)  competition in the pursuit of collective profit 
C)  private ownership of the military 
D)  a free market

Question 3

Selena works part-time at a grocery store and is hoping to gain enough hours to reach full-time status so she can both pay her rent and eat.In wanting full-time work rather than part-time work,Selena joins what proportion of part-time workers in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  one-fifth 
B)  one-quarter 
C)  one-third 
D)  one-half

Question 4

What do we call an increase in the amount of something produced for each hour of work?

Accepted Answer

A)  natural increase 
B)  output intensification 
C)  productivity 
D)  exponential growth

Question 5

Ongka is the "Big Man" in a Papua New Guinea village.He ensures that all of the members of his family raise cattle to give at a giant ritualized celebration ceremony that he is holding.Which societal institution is Ongka engaged in with his activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  the family 
B)  the economy 
C)  the law 
D)  religion

Question 6

Benjamin is engaged in a heated argument with a classmate that a free market expands economic growth.Which perspective does Benjamin most likely subscribe to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the classical school of economic sociology 
B)  the neoclassical school of economics 
C)  internal labour market theory 
D)  socio-economic stratification theory

Question 7

According to the deskilling thesis,what do owners stand to gain by separating "conception to execution" in the workplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  productivity 
B)  profit 
C)  control 
D)  organization

Question 8

Which of the following is linked to increased rates of substance abuse,stress,aggression and depression in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  the increased time pressure that many workers experience 
B)  the awful working conditions that accompany primary-labour-market jobs 
C)  the humiliating effects of working in secondary-labour-market jobs 
D)  the inability for people to find even minimum-wage employment

Question 9

Brian works a split shift at the drive-through window at a local fast food franchise.He makes minimum wage and no benefits.What type of job would the authors of the textbook argue he has?

Accepted Answer

A)  a decent job 
B)  a dead-end job 
C)  an industry job 
D)  a market job

Question 10

Discuss how a sociologist would approach the issue of the minimum wage.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Describe what the deskilling thesis is and outline the major criticisms of it.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

According to Ester Rieter's research on fast-food workers in Toronto,what were the workers trained to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  to make the best food possible regardless of the ingredients available 
B)  to continue smiling regardless of how obnoxious customers may be 
C)  to advance their careers in the industry by undercutting other workers 
D)  to provide only mediocre service to elderly customers and youth

Question 13

Connie and her daughters all work in a salmon processing plant on the north coast of British Columbia.Which sector of the economy are they engaged in?

Accepted Answer

A)  the primary sector 
B)  the secondary sector 
C)  the tertiary sector 
D)  the social reproduction sector

Question 14

Jim is an addictions counsellor who works mainly with at-risk youth.Which sector of the economy is he engaged in?

Accepted Answer

A)  the primary sector 
B)  the secondary sector 
C)  the tertiary sector 
D)  the social reproduction sector

Question 15

Who developed the deskilling thesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Lie 
B)  Shoshana Zuboff 
C)  Harry Braverman 
D)  David Gordon

Question 16

According to the textbook,which of the following are people born after 1955 more likely than their grandparents to experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical depression 
B)  workplace violence 
C)  post-traumatic stress disorder 
D)  bipolar disorder

Question 17

Alfred produces the parts for a very specialized piece of machinery and then sells them to a supplier.Which societal institution is Alfred engaged in with his activities?

Accepted Answer

A)  the family 
B)  the state 
C)  the law 
D)  the economy

Question 18

The private ownership of property is one of the defining characteristics of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Thomas had employment on an auto assembly line but left to enlist in the army,so he could fight Nazis.According to the stages of labour market development model,which stage did Thomas's pre-war employment situation characterize?

Accepted Answer

A)  worker resistance 
B)  labour homogenization 
C)  labour market segmentation 
D)  initial proletarianization

Question 20

What do we call work that requires a low skill level,is poorly paid,has little autonomy and few,if any,benefits?

Accepted Answer

A)  a bad job 
B)  dire employment 
C)  a straightened circumstance 
D)  negative work

Exam 13: Work and The Economy