Which of the following is an example of underemployment?
a. Susan dropped out of high school and was never able to find a job.
b. Jerry received a master's degree in engineering but worked as a lab technician when he couldn't find a job as an engineer.
c. Jay worked in the accounting department of a company but couldn't get transferred to the marketing department.
d. John received a bachelor's degree in sales and marketing and was recruited as a sales manager at a pharmaceutical company.
b
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Professor Jenner was interested in using Census Bureau data to examine the trend in unemployment rates in the United States. However, Jenner's definition of unemployment did not match the one used by the Census Bureau. Jenner was dealing with the issue of
a. reliability. b. validity. c. the ecological fallacy. d. ideal types. e. verstehen.
Which of the following conclusions can be drawn about power in relationships?
A) Power is necessarily corrosive to relationships. B) Power typically enhances important relationships. C) Power can be both malevolent and benevolent in relationships. D) Power has little bearing on relationships.
A master status is one with exceptional significance for social identity
a. true b. false
A(n) ______ is a system based on the belief that all people have an equal chance of succeeding economically based on their hard work and skills.
A. plutocracy B. oligarchy C. meritocracy D. autocracy