The shift toward tertiary sector jobs has_______________?

A. Reduced the need for unskilled or semi-skilled workers
B. Eliminated hardcore unemployment
C. Established a general trend toward the professionalization of everyone
D. All of these

The intended consequences of advertising is to__________________?

A. Increase consumption
B. Create brand awareness and direct consumption
C. Create demand
D. All of the above

The result of executive officers sitting on several corporate boards is________________?

A. Oligopolies
B. Trusts
C. Interlocking directorates
D. Restraint of trade

The trend toward early retirement seems to be______________?

A. Irreversible
B. The inevitable outcome of modernization
C. A reasonable response to the declining intellectual performance that occurs after age 55
D. None of the above

Which groups are hardest hit by the death of a spouse ?

A. The more elderly widowers
B. Women who derived their identity from being someone’s wife
C. Women living in large cities those with small incomes and those who are fairly young
D. All of the above

The instrumental role was traditionally assigned to______________?

A. Males
B. Females
C. The old
D. Children

Which is false ?

A. More men than women live alone
B. More elderly men than women are married
C. Only a small percentage of the 65- to 74- year olds live in nursing homes
D. Older workers perform as well as younger workers

In most societies male dominance is evident through ?

A. The differences is pay for the same job
B. The small number of legislators who are women
C. The sexual harassment situations in the military and other work places
D. All of the above

Collective behavior is often precipitated by__________________?

A. Anomaly
B. Rapid social change
C. Deviant behavior
D. Fear of the future

Which is NOT a characteristic of crowd behavior ?

A. Individuals totally shed their identity
B. Development of a common mood
C. Behavior according ti previously established norms
D. Temporary