SOC 402 Week 3 Quiz
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Question 1. Question : Several managerial tasks and one department have been taken away from an employee named Victor. He is experiencing a type of workplace stress called
loss of autonomy.
subordination.
deskilling.
schizophrenia.
Question 2. Question : A 2004 sociological study found that, thanks to anti-discrimination legislation, Black workers are likely to be paid equivalent wages and salaries as White workers.
True
False
Question 3. Question : Education level, ethnicity, and social networks are __________ elements of social class.
personal
workplace
economic
cultural
Question 4. Question : What initially limited the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) from fully enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The EEOC could not prosecute offending employees.
The EEOC could not prosecute offending employers.
The EEOC could not legislate the protection of workers.
The EEOC could not determine whether the charges against an employer were legitimate.
Question 5. Question : Sassen’s __________ cities are characterized by contrasting workforce components: a minority of highly paid white-collar professionals and a majority of mostly immigrant, low-paid service-economy workers.
stratified
polarized
functionalist
global
Question 6. Question : Which of the following laws was developed and upheld by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
Question 7. Question : A 2010 study on underemployment by race found which of the following results?
Blacks were underemployed by 15 percent; Whites, by 24 percent; Hispanics, by 25 percent
Hispanics were underemployed by 15 percent; Whites, by 24 percent; Blacks, by 25 percent
Whites were underemployed by 15 percent; Blacks, by 24 percent; Hispanics, by 25 percent
Whites were underemployed by 15 percent; Hispanics, by 24 percent; Blacks, by 25 percent
Question 8. Question : Which of the following is NOT an example of a residential enclave?
Little Italy, Baltimore
Koreatown, Los Angeles
Chinatown, Chicago
Times Square, New York City
Question 9. Question : Which author is credited with helping launch the second wave of feminism with the publication of her book, The Feminine Mystique?
Betty Friedan
Gloria Steinem
Francisca Flores
Shirley Chisholm
Question 10. Question : The EEOC currently oversees businesses with __________ or more employees.
5
10
15
20
- 10 years ago
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