How is electronic technology expected to increase productivity in the twenty-first century?
a. by shortening the time needed to develop new products
b. by monitoring workers electronically
c. by making greater use of unskilled labor
d. by shifting work from stagnant to growing industries
e. by letting plants work twenty-four hours per day
a
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A) eliminate Native American mascots B) integrate men and women on teams C) drop minimum GPA requirements for players, because this was biased against minority students D) recruit and play athletes from all racial and ethnic groups in 50/50 ratios
The term social control refers to
A. justifications for deviant behavior. B. penalties and rewards for conduct concerning a social norm. C. techniques and strategies for preventing deviant human behavior in any society. D. behavior that violates the norms of a group.
Which of the following is not a general human capital investments people make to increase their productivity?
a. Education b. On-the-job training c. Sex d. Experience
______ was a sociologist who argued for the importance of understanding the relationship between stratification and a society's subsistence technology.
A. Weber B. Noel C. Lenski D. Blauner E. Marx