Planning based on the human relations approach focuses on
A. the role of people, communication, and participation among the company executives.
B. workers' feelings, frustrations, and emotional needs for job satisfaction in bureaucracies.
C. the conflict perspective's critique of capitalism.
D. the dangers of collective bargaining.
Answer: B
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a) overcharging clients. b) accounting abuses. c) fee-splitting. d) fraudulent advertising.
A powerful professional association is interested in all of the following EXCEPT
a. lobbying for favorable laws. b. accrediting professional schools. c. setting standards for professional degrees. d. sharing authority with closely related occupations. e. maintaining prestige with clients.
John is taking an introductory sociology class. As a result, he is conscious of his environment and carefully thinks about what he sees rather than jumping to quick conclusions. He notices a homeless man on his way to class every day
Using his sociological imagination, what might John conclude about this man's circumstances? a. John reacts with frustration. He considers the homeless man's situation as a personal problem. The man, obviously, is lazy and chooses not to work. b. John reacts with indifference. Although he would not make the same choice, the homeless man, obviously, has chosen to live off handouts rather than work. c. John reacts with sympathy. He considers the social circumstances that may have drawn the homeless man into poverty and wonders why so many are unemployed. He concludes that because of social change, the homeless man has lost his housing along with his job. d. John is sympathetic and recognizes that the homeless man is an alcoholic, but his particular disease—alcoholism—is a personal, not a social, issue.
Which of the following is the main factor behind the lengthening of emerging adulthood?
A. the availability of more effective contraceptives to young Americans B. the increased importance of education in the lives of young people C. the obsession of young people with technology D. the depleting pool of young people in America who wish to get married