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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. job angst

B. self-actualization

C. role strain

D. alienation

E. bullying

Question #2

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

A. learning the letters of the alphabet.

B. learning to count to one hundred.

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

D. learning how to use a pencil properly.

E. learning to distinguish different colors.

Question #3

Which of the following is an intrinsic reward?

A. fringe benefits

B. pay

C. positive relations with co-workers

D. craft and machine tending.

E. job security

Question #4

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

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

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

C. dissatisfaction, powerlessness, meaninglessness, isolation, normlessness

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

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

Question #5

A group that has often experienced upward mobility is

A. unskilled workers.

B. the children of immigrants.

C. the underclass.

D. divorced women.

E. part-time workers.

Question #6

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

A. job flexibility and diversity

B. job autonomy, complexity, and diversity

C. job security, job rotation, and training

D. job rotation, close supervision, and flexibility

E. job complexity and security

Question #7

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

A. as an illegal labor practice.

B. to persuade employers to recognize unions.

C. as an ineffective organizing tool.

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

E. to persuade political parties to support unions.

Question #8

How does organizational structure affect job satisfaction?

A. Workers prefer small companies to large corporations.

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

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

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

E. Job satisfaction increases as division of labor increases.

Question #9

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

A. Barbara Reskin

B. Karl Marx

C. William Julius Wilson

D. Charles Tilly

E. Max Weber

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

B. maternal leave, health care, and education benefits

C. job sharing, paid leave, and elder care

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

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

C. only alienation has an effect outside the workplace.

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

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

Question #12

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

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

B. The Knights favored social and political reform.

C. The Knights officially opposed strikes.

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

E. It was a general union.

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. they were not unionized yet.

C. strikes were illegal.

D. their wage was too cheap to stop working.

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

Question #14

The legal basis for the elimination of employment discrimination is

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

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

C. the Executive Order of 1962.

D. Brown v. Board of Education.

E. the bill of rights.

Question #15

Strikes involving several trades simultaneously are called

A. secondary boycotts.

B. gridlock strikes.

C. mass strikes.

D. sit-down strikes.

E. general strikes.

Question #16

Home production would include all of the following EXCEPT

A. writing freelance articles for publication.

B. taking children to sports lessons.

C. buying groceries.

D. preparing meals.

E. washing laundry.

Question #17

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

A. forbidding workers to talk with their co-workers

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

C. requiring workers to eat only in the company cafeteria

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

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

Question #18

The income squeeze refers to

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

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

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

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. self-estrangement

C. revolution

D. powerlessness

E. alienation

Question #20

Assembly-line work is typically thought to be alienating because

A. it is repetitive.

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

C. it is poorly paid.

D. the tasks are too difficult.

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

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. lateral mobility.

C. occupational guidance.

D. occupational steering.

E. early job socialization.

Question #22

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

A. pension plans.

B. on-site child care.

C. paid family leave for six months.

D. unpaid family leave for up to twelve weeks.

E. retirement counseling.

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