Question 1

Automation

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A)  relocates jobs to other countries where products can be made more cheaply.
B)  replaces human labor with animal labor.
C)  occurs when machinery and equipment take the place of humans.
D)  contributes to underemployment but not unemployment.

Question 2

Most forced workers work in agriculture, mining, and

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A)  high tech industries.
B)  prostitution.
C)  elder care.
D)  child care.

Question 3

Describe the conditions in sweatshops and explain how sweatshops are related to consumption and production of goods in the United States.

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Sweatshops are typically characterized b...

Question 4

Free trade agreements include the goal of

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A)  increasing foreign restrictions on exports.
B)  preventing technology from being copied.
C)  collecting taxes on imported goods.
D)  forcing the U.S. to abide by more strict environmental regulations than other countries.

Question 5

Identify and describe the efforts being taken in the United States to promote workplace safety.

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In the United States, there are several ...

Question 6

Widespread "sweatshop-like" conditions are found among

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A)  fast food restaurants.
B)  child care workers.
C)  hospital workers.
D)  garment workers.

Question 7

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.

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A)  Family Friendly Work Act
B)  Family and Medical Leave Act
C)  Jones v. Kelly court decision
D)  Global Jobs Pact

Question 8

Predictability is one of the characteristics of workplace alienation.​

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 2009, United Students Against Sweatshops launched Kick out Sodexho because

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A)  they do not like Sodexho's food.
B)  Sodexho violated international environmental law.
C)  Sodexho pays poverty level wages and fights efforts to unionize.
D)  Sodexho was not hiring enough students.

Question 10

Compared to slaves in the past, modern slaves today are

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A)  more likely to be treated well because the world has become more humane.
B)  more likely to be controlled by violence, the threat of violence, and/or debt.
C)  more valuable, which gives the slave-holder incentive to provide a reasonable standard of care.
D)  more educated and better able to defend themselves against unscrupulous slave holders.

Question 11

The Family and Medical Leave Act guarantees most workers 12 weeks of paid leave for personal illness, birth or adoption.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

McDonaldization refers to the process by which

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A)  the McDonald restaurant chain has spread to countries outside the U.S.
B)  the principles of McDonalds are being applied to more and more of society.
C)  chain restaurants and stores, such as McDonalds and Wal-Mart, are displacing smaller, independently owned enterprises in U.S. cities.
D)  more and more consumers eat at fast food restaurants.

Question 13

Transnational corporations

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A)  help the U.S. to compete in the global economy.
B)  help reduce the U.S. trade deficit.
C)  decrease U.S. unemployment.
D)  decrease the U.S. budget deficit.

Question 14

Describe the benefits of belonging to a labor union.​

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Belonging to a labor union can provide n...

Question 15

According to the ___________, Americans view the term "capitalism" more negatively than the term "free enterprise."​

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A)  ​symbolic interactionists
B)  ​conflict theorists
C)  ​feminists
D)  ​structural functionalists

Question 16

Elements of socialism in the United States include

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A)  police and fire protection for all.
B)  a competitive market.
C)  determination of prices by supply and demand.
D)  state ownership of the factories.

Question 17

What is the Fair Labor Association and what does it do?

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The Fair Labor Association (FLA) is a co...

Question 18

Describe the forms of forced labor or slavery in the United States and around the world.

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Forced labor and slavery take various fo...

Question 19

Which of the following was cited in the text as a possible effect of unemployment?

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A)  Decreased rates of substance abuse
B)  Decreased ​risk of child abuse
C)  Increased property values
D)  Increased rates of heart disease

Question 20

Why do we say there is no pure form of capitalism or socialism?​

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We often say there is no pure form of ca...

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Automation

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Describe the forms of forced labor or slavery in the United States and around the world.

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