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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which of the following is (are) true about the history of work: | b) the ancient greeks used slaves and justified slavery on the grounds that it freed citizens to spend their time in philosophic contemplation and cultural enrichment |
| which of the following is (are) true about the history of work: | e)A and C: the early christians viewed working as doing penance for original sin/ john calvin preached that hard work, good deeds, and success at one's vocation were signs that one was destined for salvation |
| the protestant ethic embraced all of the following values except: | b) begging |
| puritan protestantism asserted | a) people were divinely selected for either salvation or damnation |
| which of the following is (are) true about work | e) A and C: a person's job or occupation largely determines a person's place in the social structure/ the more people are paid, the more highly they are regarded by others and the more highly they regard themselves |
| which of the following is true about work in the US | a) people in low status jobs are generally unable to form a satisfying identity from their jobs |
| trends in the american work force include | e) outsourcing in global factory |
| which of the following types of industry engages in the gathering or extracting of undeveloped natural resources (examples include farming, mining, or fishing) | c) primary |
| which of the following types of industry involves turning raw materials into manufactured goods such as processed foods, steel, and automobiles | a) secondary |
| which of the following types of industry involves service activities of one kind or another such as dental care, medical services, and sales | b) tertiary |
| which of the following is (are) true about work | e) A and C: with increasing specialization, workers find it difficult to have much pride in their work/ specialization has contributed substantially to highly sophisticated products and services being developed and provided |
| which of the following is are true | c) every major technological innovation has both freed humans from previous hardships |
| which of the following is are true about worker allienation | e) a and b |
| which of trhe following is true about worker alienation | e) A and B excluding workers from the decision making process is a factor in causing alientation/ many authorities believe that alienation leads to work of poor quality, high rates of absenteeism, and vandalism of company property |
| an example of __ is the practice of allowing work teams to hire, orient, and train new employees. | a) democratic management |
| which of the following is are true about unemployment | e) A B: when long term unemployment occurs, many of the4 unemployed see friends less, cut their participations in community life, and become increasingly isolated/ being laid off is often interpreted by the unemployed as a sign of their being incompetent |
| __ are work improvement task forces in which managers and employees meet regularly to allow employees to air their gripes and identitfy problems that reduce productivity and to obtain suggestions for alleviating these concerns | b) quality circles |
| as the unemployment rate invreases, all of the following rates increase except the | d) rate of employment among minority groups |
| theory x managers | d) view employees as having an inherent dislike for work |
| all of the following groups have chronically high rates of unemployment except | c) white middle aged males |
| which of the following is are true about unemployment | a) when a society has full employment there will always be some people capable of working who are temporarily unemployed. |
| there are approx __ workplace fatalities each year in the US | c) 5,000 |
| which of the followiwng is are true about occupational health hazardsd | c) work stress is a contributing factor in qa majority of illnesses |
| in 1926 __ percent of the 1500 largest companies in the US had some type of welfare program for employees | d) 80 |
| a popular approach in early welfare programs in businesses was | c) group work |
| the employment assistance program movement had its roots in the development of | b) alcoholism programs |
| all of the following are true except | d) occupational social work is essentially a specific performance focused program, whereas employee assistance programs are much broader in scope |
| occupational social workers | b) have many more functions than being involved in operating direct service programs |
| all of the following is true regarding employee assistance program staff except | d) they are all certified alcohol and drug abuse counselors |
| __ is an orientation or set of beliefs that holds one's own culture, ethic or racial group, or nation is superior to t others | b) ethnocentrism |
| __ is stereotyping and generalizing about people, usually negatively, because of their race | d) racism |
| the __ in both belief and practice upholds American ideals of freedom and equality | b) unprejudiced nondiscriminator |
| the __ feels hostile to other groups but recognizes that law and social pressures are opposed to overt discrimination | d) predjudiced nondiscriminator |
| attributing a fixed and usually inaccurate or unfavorable conception to a racial group is known as racial | c) sterotyping |
| which of the following is are true about race | c) throughout history the genes of different societies and racial groups have occasionally been intermingled |
| which of the following is true | b) many arab americans are christians |
| in terms of ethnic and racial background which of the following groups in US comprise the highest number of muslims | c) african american |
| __ discrimination is prejudicial treatment in organizations based on official policies, overt behaviors, or behaviors that may be covert but approved by those in power | a) institutional |
| in our society, which of the following would be considered institutional racism | e) b and c only |
| president obamas proposals on the immigration issue include all of the following except: | a) promote economic development in US to decrease illegal immigration |
| the causal theory of racial discrimination and oppression described in the text as__ involves attributing to others characteristics that we are unwilling to recognize in ourselves | b) projection |
| the following is conceptualized to be a component of the authoritarian personality | c) such a person highly values conventional behavior and feels threatened by unconventional beahvior |
| all of the following are true regarding discrimination and oppression except | a) discrimination in the US enhances most of our nations political goals |
| each of the following is true regarding diversity except | c) asian americans are accurately portrayed as model minority |
| which of the following is are true | e) a and c : in their traditional doctrines most religions ascribe an inferior status to women/ buddhism asserts that an ideal wife should have no wishes of her own |
| the constitutional amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote is the __ amendment | c) 19th |
| female genital mutilation may result in | d) all of these |
| a person who is born with both male and female sexual characteristics is a | c) hermaphrodite |
| which of the following is are true about the feminine mystique | c) it provided the ideological base for the resources of the women's movement |
| __ is the largest women's rights group in this country | b) national organization for women |
| betty friedan used which of the following terms to refer to the negative self concept, lack of direction, and low sense of self worth among women | b) feminine mystique |
| opponents of the equal rights amendment argued that passage would mean that | d) all above |
| affirmative action programs | e) a and b |
| which of the following may be considered sexual harassment | e) a and b |
| learned patterns of behavior expected of the sexes in a society are | a) sex roles |
| the ways in which men and women are to behave and are to be treated by others in society represent | a) sex roles |
| attributing a fixed and usually inaccurate and unfavorable conception to a category of people is | c) stereotyping |
| which of the following is are true about traditional sex role expectations in our society | b) women should not initiate a relationship with a man |
| in most respects, which of the following is are true of females | e) a and c |
| in comparison to men, women | b) have greater physical endurance |
| scientific studies have shown that | c) some females are taught to fear success and achievement |
| which of the following is are true | d) all above: boys play competitive games/ surevys show girls as passive/ boyis get attention from teachers |
| prejudice and discrimination against women are often referred to as | d) sexism |
| which of the following is are true | e) a and b: women earn less income than men in every job/ assign lower paying jobs to women |
| women are more likely than men to | e) none of the above |
| the protestant ethic placed high value on living luxuriously and on self gratification | false |
| max weber asserted that the protestant ethic encouraged and made possible the emergence of capitalism | true |
| since 1980 the power balance between unions and management has shifted more towards unions | false |
| extrinsic work rewards are rewards that come from the nature of the work itself | false |
| outsourcing exports manufacturing jobs from the US to the third world | true |
| alienation is the sense of meaningless and powerlessness that people experience when interacting with social institutions they consider oppressive and beyond their control | true |
| flextime involves having most workers present during the busiest time of day but leaving staffing during the rest of the hours of the day and week to the discretion of workers | true |
| the wittenburg effect holds that when subjects know they are participants in a study, this awareness may lead them to behave differently and thereby substantially influence the results of the study | false |
| quality circles are work improvement task forces | true |
| widespread unemployment sharply cuts government tax revenue, which generally lead to reductions in government services. | true |
| white collar workers are more apt than blue collars to be laid off during economic slumps | false |
| automation is the production technique in which the system of production is increasingly controlled by means of self operating machinery | true |
| persons with a disability in the US have lower unemployment rates than persons without a disabitlity | false |
| tax cuts will always stimulate the economy and lead to reductions in unemployment and inflation | false |
| every year over 8 million workers in the US suffer nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses | false |
| asbestos has been found to cause cancer | true |
| the national institue for occupational safety and health is located in the Dept of labor and sets health standards for industry | true |
| the welfare movement in american business began in mid 1900s | throwout but false |
| the number of welfare secretary positions declined sharply in 1930s partly because labor leaders tended to oppose such positions, believing that these secretaries were anti union | true |
| occupational social work is synonymous with employee assistance programs | false |
| the development of EAP has been a major factor in the emergence of social work in the workplace | true |
| in order for social workers in the workplace to be effective it is important that they be recognized by unions as being on the side of management | false |
| all EAP staff are certified alcohol or drug (AODA) counselors | false |
| EAP staff are not allowed to be involved in cases of legal garnishment of employees | false |
| only people who hold prejudices against a racial group will practice discrimination against that group | false |
| racial prejudice involves physical actions against a minority group. | false |
| defacto discrimination is unequal treatment that is legally prohibited | false |
| dejure discrimination refers to incidents of discrimination that are not prohibited by law | true |
| arab americans comprise about eight percent of the american population | false |
| all of following groups have chronically high rates of unemployemnt except | c) white middle aged males |
| theory y managers: | d) view mistakes and errors as necessary phases of learning process |
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