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

       



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