NPR ("Certain Green Industries Have Job Openings", November 12, 2008)

question 14

Multiple Choice

NPR ("Certain Green Industries Have Job Openings", November 12, 2008) reported on a story about wind turbine manufacturers in Ohio having trouble finding skilled workers. The report noted that as a result tens of thousands of people having been laid off, there is "a huge pool of job-seekers." The firms claim to "offer good pay and benefits." A representative from the United Steelworkers claims that their union members have easily transferrable skills, but the pay is too low, around $30,000 annually. A manager at Apollo Alliance says that workers in the new industry need different skills than those in the old steel industry. The type of unemployment described in the story is ________ unemployment.

• A) cyclical
• B) structural
• C) frictional
• D) efficiency wage

Understand the theories of purchasing power parity (PPP) and interest rate parity (IRP) and their application in predicting currency movements.

Understand the stages and impacts of aging on cognitive and physical abilities.

Recognize the stages of dying and coping mechanisms as proposed by Kübler-Ross.

Comprehend the significance of attachment styles in early development and their long-term effects.

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Definitions:

Pets

Domesticated animals kept for companionship or pleasure rather than for work or food.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A theory proposed by Hans Selye delineating a three-stage process (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that describes the physiological changes the body goes through when under stress.

Alarm Reaction

The initial phase in the body's response to stress, characterized by the activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the release of stress hormones.

Exhaustion

A condition of intense mental or physical tiredness, typically caused by excessive stress or overexertion.