Changing Social Workplace - Cultural Studies & Ethics
Practice questions to test your knowledge and improve your understanding.
___ dream is the belief that hard work and self-discipline enable people to get ahead.
Work ethic describes the moral belief in the necessity and benefit of work, attached to the character of individuals and the ______others have of individuals.
Medicalization is a process by which a group of people experiencing the same health problem come to be seen as having a treatable disease.
A term that references the unequal distribution of goods, services, and property and wealth and attempts to redistribute and equalize their spread in a social unit (e.g., society) is called
The disparity in earnings between the richest and poorest people in a society is income inequality
Social security is the protection that a society provides to individuals and households to ensure access to health care and to guarantee income security, particularly in cases of old age, unemployment, sickness, invalidity, work injury, maternity or loss of a breadwinner.
Winner take all society is the idea that the educational system and many occupations follow the same competitive structure that’s so apparent in sports.
An employer-paid benefit designed to provide services that address professional and personal issues that negatively affect job performance, work attendance, and collegial relationships are called Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs).
The difference in _______ between men and women is called the gender pay gap.
A concept related to workers who are employed but unsatisfied or frustrated in their ability to do a job commensurate with their skills and availability because they are overqualified, do not work enough hours to support costs of living, or have not been credentialed is called
Occupational Health Hazards describes the conditions in the workplace that negatively affect the physical and emotional state of workers.
The use of persecution or disturbing and troubling behavior to cause a person distress is called
Drugs that promote muscle growth by mimicking the effects of testosterone is ____ steriods
The lowest wage per hour for a worker as mandated by _____ or state law is called minimum wage.
Equal opportunity employment measures that federal contractors and subcontractors are legally required to adopt is called