A recent report found that one factory in China has replaced 90 percent of its human workers with robots, which has resulted in fewer defects and an increase in production. Now, only a few humans are required to keep an eye on the robots and carry out
their maintenance. This scenario illustrates the concept of __________.
a. automation
b. de-professionalization
c. de-centralization
d. alienation
Answer: A
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a. exported higher-paying manufacturing jobs b. exported some white collar jobs c. imported new white collar jobs d. imported new manufacturing jobs e. a and b above
The 1991 Civil Rights Act reversed some earlier Supreme Court decisions on affirmative action
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
In making judgments about how society should be improved, the ________ approach in sociology rejects Max Weber's goal that researchers be value-free
a. interpretive b. critical c. scientific d. positivist
Indira is a corporate CEO. Max is a janitor at a strip mall. New research on inequality trends from 1990 to 2002 suggests that for every dollar someone like Max earns, someone like Indira earns about:
a.) $1. b.) $28. c.) $100. d.) $18,000.