SOC 402 Week 2 Quiz

Question 1.        OSHA, created by Congress in 1970, stands for

              Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration.

              Occupational Sanitation and Health Administration.

              Occupational Safety and Health Agency.

               Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

        

Question 2.        In 1943 the National War Labor Board froze wages to control inflation. All of the following are results of that decision EXCEPT

             employers offered pension options.

               employers were forced to cut positions.

              employers offered health insurance options.

              employers received tax incentives for providing health insurance.
        

Question 3.        The agency that eventually planted over 200 million trees in Dust Bowl regions was the

              Federal Surplus Relief Corporation.

              Federal Arbor Relief Program.

               Civilian Conservation Corps.

              Drought Relief Service.

        

Question 4.        The Generation X population (born 1965-1979) seeks __________ security as opposed to __________ security.

              retirement; career

               career; job

              job; career

              career; retirement

        

Question 5.        Recent research has demonstrated that biracial and multiracial individuals focus on and adopt the cultural traits of

               their minority group.

              their majority group.

              the “White privilege” culture.

              their biracial group.

        

Question 6.        Research shows that workforce teams made up people with __________ backgrounds produce better than teams made up of __________ employees.

              homogeneous; heterogeneous

              similar; like-minded

              diverse; mixed

               diverse; homogeneous

        


 Question 7.    Employees who are __________ do not have a set minimum wage, do not receive overtime, and are often called __________ workers.

              non-exempt; salaried

               exempt; salaried

              non-exempt; regular

              exempt; regular

        


 Question 8.    What has been found to be true about communities that have locally owned businesses, rather than large chain businesses?

               They show an increase in civic interaction.

              They show a decrease in civic interaction.

              They have higher crime rates within their borders.

              They have higher poverty levels.

        


Question 9.        By about how much have workplace fatalities declined since the creation of the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 1970?

              40 percent.

               60 percent.

              80 percent.

              90 percent.

        


Question 10.    Question :    If all of a company’s Filipino employees sit together for lunch, sociologists would say they have formed their own __________.

              diversified group

              outgroup

               ingroup

              ethic group