Question 1

Which of the following groups is engaged in contingent work?

Accepted Answer

A)   independent contractors
B)   teachers
C)   service workers
D)   knowledge workersE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

In 2005,teaching assistants at the University of Oregon went on strike.Which aspect of their job made it easier for them to strike than most American workers?

Accepted Answer

A)   The public is much more sympathetic to academic workers.
B)   They have better contracts.
C)   They have more cultural capital and therefore can better strategize about how to make a strike succeed.
D)   Their jobs cannot be moved overseas.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Accepted Answer

A)   1600s
B)   1700s
C)   1800s
D)   1900sE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The economic system based on collective ownership of the means of production and collective distribution of goods and services is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   capitalism.
B)   classical liberalism.
C)   communism.
D)   socialism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Think about the process by which most athletic shoes are made.Which part of the global commodity chain for these shoes would you be most surprised to find in Indonesia?

Accepted Answer

A)   the advertising firm that scripted the commercial
B)   the forest where rubber trees are grown to make the elastic parts of the shoes
C)   the factory where the shoes are assembled and sewed together
D)   the farms where the cotton is grownE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Which change was associated with the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)   decreased life expectancy
B)   increased infant mortality
C)   a significant population boom
D)   less stable and reliable access to food suppliesE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 7

How has the Information Revolution changed the nature of work?

Accepted Answer

A)   Employees are less easily distracted by outside influences since they can remain on the Internet working.
B)   The importance of the physical space in which work is done has been greatly diminished.
C)   Employee compensation has greatly increased.
D)   Productivity has declined.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Someone whose work involves giving acupuncture to dogs in order to relieve the dogs' stress is:

Accepted Answer

A)   located in Asia.
B)   a service worker.
C)   a con artist.
D)   poorly paid.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

List three of the "supersectors" that make up the American economy today.Are there any supersectors that do not involve knowledge or service work?

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Question 10

According to Barbara Ehrenreich,which of these behaviors can help those with minimum-wage service jobs to get ahead and move up in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)   save at least 10 percent of their paychecks every month
B)   avoid having children
C)   go back to school
D)   none of them; there is no way for minimum-wage workers to move up in the worldE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

How is service work different from manufacturing work?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ever since the Information Revolution, service jobs have become much less common than manufacturing jobs.
B)   Service workers are much less likely than manufacturing workers to be scrutinized by a supervisor.
C)   In service work, unlike manufacturing work, it is common for workers' expectations to conflict with those of customers.
D)   Service work is much better paid than manufacturing work.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Tactics that let workers take back some degree of control over the conditions in which they work are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   knowledge work.
B)   resistance strategies.
C)   service work.
D)   collective bargaining.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 11: the Economy and Work

In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?

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How has the Information Revolution changed the nature of work?

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Tactics that let workers take back some degree of control over the conditions in which they work are called:

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Think about the process by which most athletic shoes are made.Which part of the global commodity chain for these shoes would you be most surprised to find in Indonesia?

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Which of the following groups is engaged in contingent work?

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Which change was associated with the Industrial Revolution?

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List three of the "supersectors" that make up the American economy today.Are there any supersectors that do not involve knowledge or service work?

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Someone whose work involves giving acupuncture to dogs in order to relieve the dogs' stress is:

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The economic system based on collective ownership of the means of production and collective distribution of goods and services is called:

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In 2005,teaching assistants at the University of Oregon went on strike.Which aspect of their job made it easier for them to strike than most American workers?

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According to Barbara Ehrenreich,which of these behaviors can help those with minimum-wage service jobs to get ahead and move up in the world?

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How is service work different from manufacturing work?

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