Psychology SOC ASSIGNMENT 7

1/22/24, 12:12 PM Ch 7 Web Activity - Understanding Social Problems

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Ch 7 Web Activity - Understanding Social Problems

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In U.S. state and federal prisons, inmates work for little to no pay and corporations are able to purchase prison labor for a low price, and then make profits from contracts with U.S. military. Should large corporations be allowed to profit from prison labor? Should prisoners have the same workplace protections as other workers? Why or why not?

Example: Virginia Correctional Enterprise

Virginia Correctional Enterprises (https://youtu.be/T2dBTIotK6Q)

(https://youtu.be/T2dBTIotK6Q)

Virginia Correctional Enterprises Tag Shop (https://youtu.be/SC-pzhP_kGc)

(https://youtu.be/SC-pzhP_kGc)

State Farm Correctional Center (https://youtu.be/Fsip2PaDOkE)

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(https://youtu.be/Fsip2PaDOkE)

State Farm Correctional Center (https://youtu.be/LF9vqMEmsUs)

(https://youtu.be/LF9vqMEmsUs)

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1/22/24, 12:11 PM Quiz: Ch 7 Review Quiz - Mooney Social Problems

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Quiz Instructions

1 ptsQuestion 1

The ________ refers to the structure and means by which a society produces, distributes and consumes goods and services.

ergonomics

transnational corporation

economic institution

corporatocracy

1 ptsQuestion 2

Capitalism focuses on

the collective good.

individual ownership and profit.

equal distribution of profits.

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government ownership of the means of production.

1 ptsQuestion 3

_____________ is an economic system in which the means of production are collectively owned.

Capitalism

Oligarchy

Socialism

Totalitarianism

1 ptsQuestion 4

Free trade agreements include the goal of

increasing foreign restrictions on exports.

preventing technology from being copied.

collecting taxes on imported goods.

forcing the U.S. to abide by more strict environmental regulations than other countries.

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1 ptsQuestion 5

For many, occupation represents a(n) _______, the most significant status in a person’s social identity.

ego status

master status

work status

power status

1 ptsQuestion 6

A significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy and lasting for at least six months is a

catastrophe.

recession.

boom.

latent function.

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1 ptsQuestion 7

According to measures of employment in the U.S., which of the following would be considered unemployed?

A mother who chooses to stay home with children

A person laid off from a job due to corporate downsizing

A prisoner

A real estate agent who hasn’t sold a house in six months

1 ptsQuestion 8

Automation

relocates jobs to other countries where products can be made more cheaply.

replaces human labor with animal labor.

occurs when machinery and equipment take the place of humans.

contributes to underemployment but not unemployment.

1 ptsQuestion 9

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Offshoring refers to

the merging of 2 or more corporations.

the exportation of jobs.

decreased profit margins of corporations.

cuts in employees’ salaries and/or benefits.

1 ptsQuestion 10

McDonaldization in the workplace is most likely to produce

close friends.

job satisfaction.

feelings of alienation.

creativity.

1 ptsQuestion 11

_____________ is a practice in which a business subcontracts with a third party to provide business services.

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Automation

Recession

Job priming

Outsourcing

1 ptsQuestion 12

McDonaldization refers to the process by which

the McDonald restaurant chain has spread to countries outside the U.S.

the principles of McDonalds are being applied to more and more of society.

chain restaurants and stores, such as McDonalds and Wal-Mart, are displacing smaller, independently owned enterprises in U.S. cities.

more and more consumers eat at fast food restaurants.

1 ptsQuestion 13

Another term for slavery is

forced labor.

domestic labor.

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sweatshop labor.

unpaid labor.

1 ptsQuestion 14

Compared to slaves in the past, modern slaves today are

more likely to be treated well because the world has become more humane.

more likely to be controlled by violence, the threat of violence, and/or debt.

more valuable, which gives the slave-holder incentive to provide a reasonable standard of care.

more educated and better able to defend themselves against unscrupulous slave holders.

1 ptsQuestion 15

Sweatshops are characterized by

worker organizations.

humane working conditions.

better than average wage pay.

excessively long hours of work.

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1 ptsQuestion 16

The most common job related fatality involves

animal processing.

chemical burns.

transportation accidents.

cuts, lacerations.

1 ptsQuestion 17

________________ was created in 1970 to develop, monitor, and enforce health and safety regulations in the workplace.

OECD

GATT

NAFTA

OSHA

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1 ptsQuestion 18

The 1993 _______________requires all companies with 50 or more employees to provide each worker (who works at least 25 hours a week and

has been working for at least a year) with up to 12 weeks of job-protected unpaid leave for reasons of family illness, birth, or adoption of a

child.

Family Friendly Work Act

Family and Medical Leave Act

Jones v. Kelly court decision

Global Jobs Pact

1 ptsQuestion 19

People with lower levels of education are less likely than others to be unemployed.

True

False

1 ptsQuestion 20

The highest rates of workplace fatalities occur in agriculture.

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