SYG FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What was the Industrial Revolution? - ANS An economic shift from Agriculture to Industry.
When did the Industrial Revolution occur? - ANS Late 18th Century - Early 19th Century
During the Industrial Revolution, Family Production was replaced with... - ANS Market
Production.
(STN): Subsistence Farming -> Wage Economy
What is Market Production? - ANS Where Capitalist Owners pay Workers Wages to Produce
Goods.
What was the Service Revolution (late 1960's)? - ANS US Economic shift from a
Manufacturing to Service-Based Economy dominated by Service and Information Occupations
What is Deindustrialization? - ANS Widespread, systematic disinvestment in Manufacturing
and Production Capacities
_,___,___ US Manufacturing Jobs have been lost since 2000. - ANS 2,700,00.
Lost Manufacturing Jobs are replaced with...(2) - ANS 1. Unstable, Low-Paying Service Jobs
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,2. No Jobs at All
Lost Manufacturing Jobs can sometimes result in a Loss of Revenue to Support.... - ANS Basic
Public Services
(EX): Police, School, Fire Protection, etc.
After WWII, many Women were forced into...(2) - ANS 1. Low-Paying, Female-Dominated
Occupations
2. The Home
TRUE or FALSE: Since WWII, LFPR for women of all races has risen. - ANS True.
(STN): 2010 - More women than men in the workplace for the first time
The Elderly are increasingly Returning to Work/Refusing to Retire due to...(3) - ANS 1. Longer
Lifespans
2. Inability to Afford Retirement
3. Fulfillment Purposes
2013: __,___,___ Foreign US Workers - ANS 23,300,000.
Increasing numbers of foreign workers account for 1/2 or more of the increases in...(5) -
ANS 1. Administrative Support
2. Craft and Repair
3. Operators
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, 4. Fabricators
5. Laborers
Foreign/Immigrant Works are overrepresented in... - ANS Low-Paying Jobs that don't require
High School Diplomas
What sort of locations do Foreign/Immigrant Workers usually settle in? - ANS Regions with
Economic Opportunities w/ Established Ethnic Enclaves in order to provide Interpersonal and
Job Support
Summarize the Functionalist Perspective on Work (1+3). - ANS Work provides us with some
Predictability about our Life Experience
1. It helps determine when we Get Married, Have Children, and Buy a House
2. It serves as an important Social Structure as we become Stratified according to our
Occupations and Income
3. The way we live is dependent on the Work of Thousands (Codependency)
What are 2 Dysfunctions of Work? - ANS 1. Getting too involved in work may lead to Job
Stress, Overwork, and Job Dissatisfaction
2. Technology can also lead to Job and Wage Losses
What is Scientific Management (Frederick Taylor)? - ANS Idea that breaks down the Most
Efficient and Fastest ways to complete tasks.
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ANSWERS
What was the Industrial Revolution? - ANS An economic shift from Agriculture to Industry.
When did the Industrial Revolution occur? - ANS Late 18th Century - Early 19th Century
During the Industrial Revolution, Family Production was replaced with... - ANS Market
Production.
(STN): Subsistence Farming -> Wage Economy
What is Market Production? - ANS Where Capitalist Owners pay Workers Wages to Produce
Goods.
What was the Service Revolution (late 1960's)? - ANS US Economic shift from a
Manufacturing to Service-Based Economy dominated by Service and Information Occupations
What is Deindustrialization? - ANS Widespread, systematic disinvestment in Manufacturing
and Production Capacities
_,___,___ US Manufacturing Jobs have been lost since 2000. - ANS 2,700,00.
Lost Manufacturing Jobs are replaced with...(2) - ANS 1. Unstable, Low-Paying Service Jobs
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,2. No Jobs at All
Lost Manufacturing Jobs can sometimes result in a Loss of Revenue to Support.... - ANS Basic
Public Services
(EX): Police, School, Fire Protection, etc.
After WWII, many Women were forced into...(2) - ANS 1. Low-Paying, Female-Dominated
Occupations
2. The Home
TRUE or FALSE: Since WWII, LFPR for women of all races has risen. - ANS True.
(STN): 2010 - More women than men in the workplace for the first time
The Elderly are increasingly Returning to Work/Refusing to Retire due to...(3) - ANS 1. Longer
Lifespans
2. Inability to Afford Retirement
3. Fulfillment Purposes
2013: __,___,___ Foreign US Workers - ANS 23,300,000.
Increasing numbers of foreign workers account for 1/2 or more of the increases in...(5) -
ANS 1. Administrative Support
2. Craft and Repair
3. Operators
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, 4. Fabricators
5. Laborers
Foreign/Immigrant Works are overrepresented in... - ANS Low-Paying Jobs that don't require
High School Diplomas
What sort of locations do Foreign/Immigrant Workers usually settle in? - ANS Regions with
Economic Opportunities w/ Established Ethnic Enclaves in order to provide Interpersonal and
Job Support
Summarize the Functionalist Perspective on Work (1+3). - ANS Work provides us with some
Predictability about our Life Experience
1. It helps determine when we Get Married, Have Children, and Buy a House
2. It serves as an important Social Structure as we become Stratified according to our
Occupations and Income
3. The way we live is dependent on the Work of Thousands (Codependency)
What are 2 Dysfunctions of Work? - ANS 1. Getting too involved in work may lead to Job
Stress, Overwork, and Job Dissatisfaction
2. Technology can also lead to Job and Wage Losses
What is Scientific Management (Frederick Taylor)? - ANS Idea that breaks down the Most
Efficient and Fastest ways to complete tasks.
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