Which of the following is not a term for work that takes place outside the formal paid employment sector ?
A. the casual economy
B. the parallel economy
C. the black economy
D. the informal economy
How do industrial sociologists characterize Fordism and Taylorism ?
A. high risk systems
B. high trust systems
C. low trust systems
D. low risk systems
There are some important gender inequalities in paid employment and the chapter identifies three of these Which one of the following is not one of the three ?
A. the division of household labor
B. occupational segregation
C. the wage gap in favor of men
D. women’s concentration in part-time jobs
The term informal economy is used to describe ?
A. work where no money changes hands
B. the activities of small businesses
C. transactions outside the sphere of regular employment
D. organizations with less rigid rules and procedures
Which of these types of industrial conflict is the odd one out
A. sabotage
B. strike
C. overtime ban
D. work to rule (working only ones contracted hours noting more or less)
Which one of these statements is NOT a definition of the knowledge economy ?
A. much of the workforce in now involved in physical production of goods
B. the economy is dominated by the constant flow of information and opinions
C. this is a phase of development beyond industrialism
D. investment in public education and software development is more significant
Which one of the following is an economic system that is typically found in contemporary societies ?
A. socialism
B. feudalism
C. slavery
D. all of these
Socialist theory was defined in the writings of Karl Marx and ?
A. Emile Durkheim
B. Adam Smith
C. Friedrich Engels
D. the Marx Brothers
Which of the following can be classified as a charismatic leader ?
A. Joan of Arc
B. Malcolm X
C. Adolf Hitler
D. all of the above
While predictions are not always reliable sociologists and labor specialists foresee a workforce increasingly composed of ?
A. women
B. racial minorities
C. ethnic minorities
D. all of the above
