Sometimes One Status in a Status Set Is So Important

question 44

Multiple Choice

Sometimes one status in a status set is so important to a person's social identity, it overshadows all other statuses a person occupies. That "so important" status is known as a(n) __________ status.

• A)achieved
• B)ascribed
• C)master
• D)premier

Identify strategies and goals of solidarity unionism and its contrast to traditional business unionism.

Analyze the criticisms of U.S. labor law by organized labor and proposed modifications to better protect worker interests.

Understand the concept of nonmajority and members-only unions and how they differ from majority union models.

Explore alternative labor movements such as alt-labor and social movement unionism and their methods for advancing worker rights.

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Definitions:

Organizations

Groups of people structured systematically to achieve specific goals or perform specific tasks.

Time-And-Motion Study

An analysis designed to optimize productivity by studying the tasks within a job, to reduce inefficiency and increase effective use of human effort.

Job Analysis Method

A systematic procedure for gathering, documenting, and analyzing information about a job's duties, responsibilities, and the requirements for performing it.

Red-Circled Employee

An employee whose pay exceeds the maximum of their pay range, often due to pay structure changes, requiring special pay management strategies.