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Question #1

The division of labor is highest in which type of society?

A hunting and gathering

B advanced industrial

C imperial societies

D industrial

E feudal

Question #2

In which of these societies was work regarded as a sacred ritual?

A feudal system

B hunting and gathering societies

C postindustrial society

D mass production

E merchant capitalism

Question #3

Select the government’s reference week Current Population Survey term and classify the following person, based only on the following description choose the government’s term in reference to the person’s situation during the reference week for the Current Population
Survey. Joe Miller, age 45, worked Tuesday through Friday at the Westview Widget Works. He took Monday off to attend a neighbor’s funeral.

A employed

B unemployed

C not in the labor force

D not in the target population

E discouraged worker

Question #4

Historically, many systems of work encountered certain difficulties. Select the system of organizing work associated with that system’s reason for difficulty:
The work day lengthened, work intensified, and the number of holidays decreased.

A guild system (Roman Era)

B craft guilds (Middle Ages)

C the factory system

D postindustrial society

E putting-out industry

Question #5

Markets in modern societies

A all of the others

B are global in reach.

C involve services as well as goods.

D have replaced barter.

E cover many more commodities used in daily life.

Question #6

Industrial capitalism (the factory system) was accompanied by

A a decrease in the division of labor.

B greater attention to workers’ conditions.

C the emancipation of women through participation in the workforce.

D stopping emigration to the colonies.

E the introduction of machinery.

Question #7

Select the government’s reference week Current Population Survey term and classify the following person, based only on the following description choose the government’s term in reference to the person’s situation during the reference week for the Current Population
Survey. Joe Miller’s father, Walter Miller, age 77, is retired but spent the week sitting in the courthouse square and playing checkers. He won $3 from Sam Smith by betting on the outcome of the checkers game.

A not in the target population

B not in the labor force

C discouraged worker

D unemployed

E employed

Question #8

The relative disadvantage of sample surveys is

A response error.

B interviewer fatigue.

C experimenter bias.

D lack of reliability.

E lack of generalizability.

Question #9

An advantage of multiple methods is

A less experimental bias.

B less response error.

C less attention to ascribed characteristics.

D greater government subsidy.

E greater reliability.

Question #10

Imperial societies developed

A slave labor.

B the assembly line.

C agriculture.

D bureaucracy.

E markets.

Question #11

Classical and contemporary theories of work are challenged by

A the alienation of workers.

B rapid change in the nature of work.

C the development of bureaucracy.

D the monetization of commodity production.

E the creation of a class structure.

Question #12

The contradictory nature of work is depicted by

A the relationship of bureaucracy to technology.

C the fact that both workers and managers can be described as working.

D the contrast between the situations of free workers and slaves.

E the fact that work produces both satisfaction and alienation.

F the fact that work generates both goods and services.

Question #13

Select the government’s reference week Current Population Survey term and classify the following person, based only on the following description choose the government’s term in reference to the person’s situation during the reference week for the Current Population
Survey. Clara Miller, Walter’s wife, is age 75. She has stopped looking for work because she believes no one will hire a woman of her age.

A discouraged worker

B not in the labor force

C employed

D unemployed

E not in the target population

Question #14

The social stratification of a society is most influenced by

A the level of technology in services.

B the number of women who work outside the home.

C the division of labor.

D the ratio of unpaid to paid labor.

E the number of factories per thousand workers.

Question #15

A good survey includes all of the following EXCEPT

A valid questions.

B a representative set of respondents.

C minimal response error.

D reliable questions.

E experimenter bias.

Question #16

Serfs are associated with

A service work.

B craft work in a city.

C sheep enclosures.

D corvee labor.

E craft work in ancient Rome.

Question #17

When sociologists conduct sample surveys, they ask questions of a systematic sample of people. What is the relationship of the sample to the population of interest?

A The sample is representative of the population.

B The sample represents only the working part of the population.

C The sample answers questions that the population refuses to answer.

D The sample is the same as the population.

E The sample has a smaller response error than the population.

Question #18

Sociologists who study work use as their unit of analysis
all of the following EXCEPT

A unions.

B income tax returns.

C the labor force.

D occupations.

E the worker.

Question #19

Characteristics of work that are hard to measure often involve

A the Hawthorne Effect.

B sample surveys.

C official labor force statistics.

D both objective and subjective elements.

E experimental bias.

Question #20

How occupations are perceived by others is measured by

A establishment surveys.

B socioeconomic status scores.

C detailed occupation groupings.

D occupational prestige.

E mixed methods.

Question #21

Select the government’s reference week Current Population Survey term and classify the following person, based only on the following description choose the government’s term in reference to the person’s situation during the reference week for the Current Population
Survey. Sharon Miller, age 17, spent four hours Friday evening and four hours Saturday evening baby-sitting for the Rodriguez family.

A employed

B not in the labor force

C discouraged worker

D not in the target population

E unemployed

Question #22

Which of the following statements about bureaucracy is true?

A A bureaucracy is a hierarchy based on personal authority and charisma.

B Bureaucracies exist only in Europe and the United States.

C A bureaucracy is characterized by standardized rules and procedures.

D Bureaucracies are highly inefficient by nature.

E By definition, a bureaucracy can exist only in the government or not-for-profit sector.

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