Which term refers to a barrieroften involving institutional discriminationthat prevents women and other minorities from moving up in the workplace?
a. pink-collar ghetto
b. glass ceiling
c. McDonaldization effect
d. workplace segregation
Many states have right to work laws which, among other things,
a. limit the power of corporations to engage in worker lock-outs.
b. guarantee jobs to every citizen of the state.
c. require union membership for all state employees.
d. limit the power of unions to require membership as a condition of hiring.
In 2012, the median income for men working full time was
a. 19,398
b. 29,398
c. 39,398
d. 49,398
In the recent debate over the pay and benefits of public sector employees, Ohio's Governor John Kasich and Wisconsin's Governor Scott Walker claimed that
a. all workers should be part of the private sector.
b. states should require all public workers to belong to a union.
c. past public union agreements were causing their states to experience huge budget deficits.
d. unions have no right to exist.
Which term refers to bias built into the operation of the economy, education, and other social institutions?
a. the glass ceiling
b. McDonaldization
c. institutional discrimination
d. workplace segregation
Andy has been out of work for three years. At first, he registered at the unemployment office and actively sought work, but with no results to show for it, he just doesn't bother anymore. Andy is now in the category of
a. temporary workers
b. adjunct workers
c. discouraged workers
d. McJob workers
Who was an important figure in developing the strength of labor unions in the United States?
a. Stanley Milgram
b. John Hope Franklin
c. W. E. B. Du Bois
d. Eugene Debs
According to government statistics, who had an unemployment rate three times higher than those with college degrees?
a. high school graduates
b. high school dropouts
c. those with graduate degrees
d. those in skilled trades
Universities make use of adjunct faculty to fill about what share of teaching positions?
a. one-eighth
b. one-fifth
c. one-fourth
d. one-third
By early 2014, the official U.S. unemployment rate was about what percentage of the labor force?
a. 2.6 percent
b. 5.9 percent
c. 8.6 percent
d. 12.6 percent
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