Concept 11 Practice Quiz

Question 1

A _____________ is an organization of workers that negotiates with employers as a group over wages and working conditions.

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labor union

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affirmative union

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collective union

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cooperative union

Question 2

Negotiations between unions and a firm or firms is called __________________ .

Accepted Answer

collective bargaining

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cooperative bargaining

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united bargaining

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organized bargaining

Question 3

Since 1960, the earnings gap between men and women in the U.S. labor market has

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continued to narrow.

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steadily risen.

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been completely eliminated.

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increased throughout the 1970s.

Question 4

Although the earnings gap between men and women in the U.S. labor market ___________ in the 1970s, it has _________________________ .

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did not change much; been declining since 1980

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did not change much; been on the increase since 1980

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increased; been declining since 1980

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declined; been increasing since 1980

Question 5

Discriminatory impulses in the labor market can emerge at a number of levels:

Accepted Answer

all of the answers listed

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among managers

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among workers

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among customers

Question 6

If immigration consists of mainly high-skilled workers, then a(n) ________ in immigration will ________ the wages of high-skilled workers.

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decrease, increase

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increase, increase

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increase, not affect

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decrease, decrease

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