Which of the following is NOT a characteristic central to the postindustrial economy?
a. Information displaces property as the central preoccupation in the economy.
b. Workplace culture shifts toward factories and away from increased diversification of work settings, the workday, and the employee
c. Conventional boundaries between work and home (public life and private life) are breached.
d. Workplace culture shifts away from factories and toward increased diversification of work settings, the workday, and the employee.
b
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The social selection or drift hypothesis suggests that __________
a. social class is a cause of mental disorder b. social class and mental disorder are unrelated c. people "drift" into mental illness d. social class is a consequence of mental disorder e. None of the above
Which of the following explains the traditional division of labor from the "relative resources approach"? a. Women's hormonal makeup is calming, making them uniquely qualified to take care of little children and the home simultaneously
b. Because men have more education, higher incomes, and more prestigious occupations, they are less responsible for domestic labor. c. Women's socialization better qualifies them to understand, teach, nurse, and physically care for children. d. Men are more intelligent than women, so the family benefits more if the man uses his intelligence to work outside of the home to provide economically for the family.
Government workers are employed primarily in
a. business services. b. distributive services. c. producer services. d. professional services. e. social services.
The existence of exclusive organizations
a. creates tension among excluded people who wish to be included. b. is a myth in American society. c. results in a cohesiveness among all members of the society. d. does not create feelings of superiority.