When Workers Must Be Laid Off, the Company Cannot Consider

question 98

True/False

When workers must be laid off, the company cannot consider union participation as a criterion for deciding whom to fire.

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Definitions:

Manifest Functions

The recognized and intended consequences of any social pattern, process, or structure.

Expressive Functions

Activities and roles focused on the emotional or relational aspects of a group or family, emphasizing support, communication, and emotional bonding.

Instrumental Functions

The practical and task-oriented activities or roles performed by an individual or within an entity, aimed at achieving specific objectives.

Conflict Perspective

A sociological approach that views social and economic institutions as tools of the struggle between groups or classes, used to maintain inequality and the dominance of the ruling class.