SAGE News Clips: Work and Life BalanceDescription: To meet the demands of dual-income families, new strategies are needed in order to solve what is referred to as "work and life balance." New York-based start-up Quirky has instituted a policy it calls "blackout"--no work e-mails or calls for everyone during multiple times in a year so all employees can take time off simultaneously. Major companies like Volkswagen and Goldman Sachs have similar strategies to keep their employees "clear thinking," "creative," and "objective."Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 90, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:An employee may experience role ______ when
attempting to balance a heavy workload.
A. strain
B. conflict
C. strife
D. confusion
Answer: A
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A. rape; robbery B. robbery; intimate partner violence C. rape; theft D. motor vehicle theft; household burglary
The ideal of objectivity means that a researcher must
a. not personally care about the topic being studied. b. try to adopt a stance of personal neutrality toward the outcome of the research. c. study issues that have no value to society as a whole. d. carry out research that will encourage desirable social change.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Many manufacturing plants in the Northeast, since the 1960s, have closed and many lost their jobs. This is an example of ___________________________.
a. deinstitutionalization b. outsourcing c. deindustrialization d. enterprise reduction