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Soc 340 - Sociology of Work » Spring 2021 » Test 2

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Question #1

A fast food worker may experience ____ because of the conflicting expectations to sell as much food as possible and to have pleasant interactions with customers.

A. self-actualization

B. job angst

C. bullying

D. alienation

E. role strain

Question #2

Which of the following is part of the 'hidden curriculum' of the kindergarten?

A. learning to count to one hundred.

B. learning the letters of the alphabet.

C. learning to distinguish different colors.

D. learning how to use a pencil properly.

E. learning to raise one's hand before speaking.

Question #3

Which of the following is an intrinsic reward?

A. pay

B. craft and machine tending.

C. job security

D. positive relations with co-workers

E. fringe benefits

Question #4

A contemporary successor of Marx, Seeman says alienation is subjectively experienced as:

A. dissatisfaction, meaninglessness, powerlessness, isolation, anger, normlessness, self-estrangement

B. powerlessness, self-estrangement, meaninglessness, isolation, normlessness

C. dissatisfaction, powerlessness, anger, self-estrangement, isolation

D. dissatisfaction, powerlessness, meaninglessness, isolation, normlessness

E. anger, self-estrangement, meaninglessness, isolation, normlessness

Question #5

A group that has often experienced upward mobility is

A. unskilled workers.

B. part-time workers.

C. the underclass.

D. divorced women.

E. the children of immigrants.

Question #6

Sociologists have suggested that the following are significant job characteristics in promoting healthy mental functioning among workers:

A. job complexity and security

B. job autonomy, complexity, and diversity

C. job security, job rotation, and training

D. job rotation, close supervision, and flexibility

E. job flexibility and diversity

Question #7

"Solidarity Forever," a union inspirational song, was used

A. to persuade employers to recognize unions.

B. to persuade political parties to support unions.

C. as an ineffective organizing tool.

D. as an illegal labor practice.

E. to convince workers that their problems are shared by others.

Question #8

How does organizational structure affect job satisfaction?

A. Opportunities for promotion appear to be unrelated to job satisfaction.

B. The nature of the job tasks is unrelated to job satisfaction.

C. Job satisfaction increases as division of labor increases.

D. Workers prefer small companies to large corporations.

E. Workers in very small companies report low job satisfaction due to limited job complexity.

Question #9

The existence of a large proletariat is most consistent with the work of

A. William Julius Wilson

B. Max Weber

C. Karl Marx

D. Charles Tilly

E. Barbara Reskin

Question #10

Refer to the following set of facts: Lakeisha works in a medium-sized firm in Chicago. Her husband Michael works for a large firm and was recently transferred to Salt Lake City. Lakeisha and Michael have one daughter, Yvonne, who is two years old. Yvonne lives with her mother in Chicago. Which of the following fringe benefits could be most helpful in this situation?

A. job sharing, paid leave, and elder care

B. elder care, a defined benefit plan, and health care

C. maternal leave, health care, and education benefits

D. on-site child care, relocation counseling, and flextime

E. retirement counseling, defined contribution plans, and health care

Question #11

In assessing the effects of alienation and self-actualization upon workers' lives off the job, we may conclude that

A. alcohol, drug abuse, and family problems have no connection with workers' job experiences.

B. only alienation has an effect outside the workplace.

C. only self-actualization has an effect outside the workplace.

D. technology mediates the effects of alienation and self-actualization upon workers' families.

E. both self-actualization and alienation may have an effect outside the workplace.

Question #12

Which of the following is NOT true of the Knights of Labor?

A. The Knights officially opposed strikes.

B. It was basically a self-improvement and social reform society.

C. Like many early unions, it excluded working women.

D. It was a general union.

E. The Knights favored social and political reform.

Question #13

Mass-production workers used sit-down strikes as means of resistance. They could not withhold their labor because

A. they were considered to be easily replaceable.

B. family members employed by the same company would be fired.

C. they were not unionized yet.

D. their wage was too cheap to stop working.

E. strikes were illegal.

Question #14

The legal basis for the elimination of employment discrimination is

A. the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

B. the bill of rights.

C. Brown v. Board of Education.

D. Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964.

E. the Executive Order of 1962.

Question #15

Strikes involving several trades simultaneously are called

A. general strikes.

B. mass strikes.

C. sit-down strikes.

D. secondary boycotts.

E. gridlock strikes.

Question #16

Home production would include all of the following EXCEPT

A. washing laundry.

B. buying groceries.

C. preparing meals.

D. taking children to sports lessons.

E. writing freelance articles for publication.

Question #17

Which of the following work rule changes is most likely to increase the alienation of the workers?

A. requiring workers to keep track of their expenses while traveling on company business

B. requiring workers to eat only in the company cafeteria

C. requiring that all promotion possibilities be posted for three weeks before the job is filled

D. installing a hot-line for anonymous complaints about safety concerns

E. forbidding workers to talk with their co-workers

Question #18

The income squeeze refers to

A. the difference between increasing family expenses across the life cycle and relatively stable earnings.

B. the difference between the income of workers and the needs of their aged parents.

C. the difference between the average earnings of new workers and experienced workers.

D. the difference between the average earnings of adult children and their parents.

E. the difference between the average earnings of husbands and wives.

Question #19

Maslow is to self-actualization as Marx is to __________.

A. boredom

B. revolution

C. self-estrangement

D. powerlessness

E. alienation

Question #20

Assembly-line work is typically thought to be alienating because

A. new technologies have created too many stressful intellectual demands.

B. the tasks are too difficult.

C. it is poorly paid.

D. it requires more manual dexterity than many workers possess.

E. it is repetitive.

Question #21

Mr. Ostrowski's suggestion to Malcolm X that he become a carpenter instead of a lawyer is an example of

A. pragmatic job counseling.

B. occupational steering.

C. occupational guidance.

D. early job socialization.

E. lateral mobility.

Question #22

Federal law now requires the employers of fifty or more employees to provide:

A. pension plans.

B. retirement counseling.

C. unpaid family leave for up to twelve weeks.

D. paid family leave for six months.

E. on-site child care.

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