If the US System of Unemployment Insurance Did Not Exist, One Would

question 13

Multiple Choice

If the U.S. system of unemployment insurance did not exist, one would predict that

• A) workers would never become unemployed.
• B) workers who became unemployed would remain unemployed for longer durations.
• C) no worker would accept a job that is associated with seasonal unemployment.
• D) seasonal unemployment would cease to exist.
• E) workers in jobs that face seasonal cycles of unemployment would be paid higher wages.

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Definitions:

Ethnomethodologists

Researchers who study how people's everyday interactions and practices create and sustain the social order.

Micro Structures

Relates to the patterns of interactions and relationships between individuals or small groups within the larger framework of society.

Macrostructures

Large-scale social structures that influence the organization and behavior of societies.

Ethnomethodology

A sociological perspective focusing on the ways in which individuals make sense of their world, emphasizing the everyday practices and methods people use.