Work & Occupations Chapters 1 – 4

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1. For Marx, change in the form of social evolution is

A. peaceful C. alienating E. none of the above

B. capitalistic D. immanent

2. The original focus of the Hawthorne Study was an examination of the effect of ______________ on the workplace

A. observation C. piece rates E. none of the above

B. illumination D. quality control circles

3. The Govt does not consider, in the legal sense, ___________________ to be work

A. homemaking C. teaching E. all of the above

B. agriculture D. playing professional sports

4. Best & Stern, 1977, call the socially regular & ____________________ acquiring of roles the Sequential Life Plan

A. sequential C. imminent E. all of the above

B. random D. imprinted

True or False: Enter the BEST answer on your answer sheet

A is for True B is for False

5. The Chart on Urbanization in the Early-Empire Era indicates that the trend toward urbanization existed since the dawn of civilization and was part of Empire Building

6. In general, the higher a person's class, the higher their occupational prestige, & vice versa

7. Social scientists can research unpaid occupations such as homemakers, volunteers, & neighbors helping neighbors through the exchange of unpaid labor through the Dept of Labor Handbook on the Black Market

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8. For Marx, __________________ knowledge was generally shared w/in a tribe, but not between tribes

9. Thus Action Research is __________________ Research whereas the CS is Pure Research

10. Work ______________________ us & we realize it is a dog eat dog world

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Answer One of the Following Essays in 500 words or TWO hand written pages

1. Write an essay on the Hawthorne Studies & the Hawthorne Effect & then discuss how such problems might be avoided or encountered in a case study of a workplace

2. Discuss the relationship between work & family life considering such subjects as roles, socialization at home & at work, gender, and so on.

February 25, 2004

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