Which of these is the best example of a contingent worker?
A. A person working in the manufacturing sector in a developing country
B. A person in the United States making his or her living as a substitute teacher
C. A full-time bank employee
D. A tenured university professor
Answer: B
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a. status inconsistency. b. differential evaluation. c. status dissonance. d. prestige inconsistency.
Zweig maintains that capitalists are the real risk takers in society and therefore do deserve more wealth than workers who do not have to worry about the large investment of capital and success of the business
a. True b. False
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(a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 25 (d) less than 25
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a. cultural lag. b. culture shock. c. ethnocentrism. d. diffusion. e. jetlag.