Sociology 2.0

Someone whose work involves giving acupuncture to dogs in order to relieve the dogs' stress is:

What new technology helped to bring about the Industrial Revolution?

The cultural and economic changes that result from dramatic increases in international trade and exchange are called:

How did the Industrial Revolution create "work" in the modern sense?

When liquor stores in the United States import wine made entirely from French grapes and bottled in France or beer brewed from grain and hops grown in Holland, it is an example of:

How has the Information Revolution changed the nature of work?

How are strikes different from acts of resistance, like daydreaming on the job?

How is service work different from manufacturing work?

What serious social problem might be made worse if more people were encouraged to telecommute?

What term is used for the group of nonprofit organizations that are designed to run as cost-effectively as possible and to direct any earnings back into the causes they support?

In 2008 and 2009, the United States government initiated a large-scale economic bailout of the banking and auto industries, in which the government invested enormous amounts of money, becoming the majority shareholder in some corporations. According to the text this means that

In a capitalist system, what do workers have available to sell?

Which of the following is among the benefits of telecommuting?

How has the Information Revolution changed the nature of work and the economy?

How could the Information Revolution affect urbanization?

Think about the process by which most athletic shoes are made. Which part of the global commodity chain for these shoes would you be most surprised to find in Indonesia?

New innovations in farming like mechanized seed spreaders and new techniques of crop rotation were part of what macro-level social change?

What do you think Barbara Ehrenreich would say about efforts to reform welfare that tried to move people off welfare rolls and into minimum-wage jobs?

Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days of the year for many soup kitchens and other groups that provide food to the homeless and the poor. It is also one of the biggest days of the year for volunteers, as many more people decide to donate their time and efforts, making them, even if just for the day, part of the:

Why would a company outsource or contract out labor it might otherwise employ its own staff to perform?

Donald Roy's classic study of the workplace called "Banana Time" showed that:

Which of the following groups is engaged in contingent work?

According to the text, what is the most extreme form of socialism called?

In Great Britain, the government owns the British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC, which is the world's largest television and radio broadcasting service. This tells you that Great Britain is

What are networks of corporations, manufacturers, distributors, and consumer outlets that create products called?

How did the Industrial Revolution create "work" in the modern sense?

What term is used for the group of nonprofit organizations that are designed to run as cost-effectively as possible and to direct any earnings back into the causes they support?

In "The Credential Society" sociologist Randall Collins argues that:

In 2008 and 2009, the United States government initiated a large-scale economic bailout of the banking and auto industries, in which the government invested enormous amounts of money, becoming the majority shareholder in some corporations. According to the text this means that:

What technological development is most associated with the Information Revolution?

Which area of the economy has seen increases in union membership since the early 1970s?

Tactics that let workers take back some degree of control over the conditions in which they work are called:

Donald Roy's classic study of the workplace called "Banana Time" showed that:

What changes in the economy would be associated with travel agents hiring inmates in minimum-security prisons to take calls and schedule vacations for customers?

Cuba's communist government has recently introduced reforms that make it easier to attract tourists, and many skilled professionals have started working in the tourism industry to earn more money, regardless of their degrees. Of what is this a sign?

How could telecommuting increase worker productivity?

What new technology helped to bring about the Industrial Revolution?

The economy is not only about money but also about:

When office workers hang pictures in their cubicles or waste time daydreaming while on the clock, it is an example of:

In which century did the Industrial Revolution begin?