In 2004, the U.S. Department of Labor brought enforcement actions against companies such as Wal-Mart, RadioShack, and Starbucks because these companies required their employees to ______.

A. work off the clock
B. pay their own health insurance premiums
C. submit to random drug testing
D. purchase their own work uniforms


A. work off the clock

Sociology

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Which of the following statements is true of tracking?

A. It allows teachers to develop curricula for students with similar ability. B. It creates and reinforces equality among students. C. It involves sorting students based on their racial or ethnic group. D. The effects of tracking decrease over time. E. Teachers tend to have high expectations for low-track students.

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What term describes a newly adopted technology that is a “good fit,” i.e. that meets people’s needs, they can maintain it, and they have the option to not use the technology?

a. utilitarianist b. innovation c. panopticon d. appropriate technology

Sociology

Promoters of the color-blind ideology maintain that we should all act as though we are "color-blind" when it comes to race and avoid the topic in personal interactions.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

A theory that focuses on contradictory interests, inequalities between social groups, and the resulting conflict and change is called structural functionalism.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology