In the US, Full-Time Work Is Typically Defined as Year-Round Work of Work

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the U.S., full-time work is typically defined as year-round work of 40 hours per week, not including mandatory but unpaid lunch breaks, with two weeks of vacation. However, this is a relatively recent development in American history, going back only to the 1940s with the creation of social welfare programs such as Social Security; for most of world history, people worked far fewer hours than Americans do today, and globally, contemporary Americans work far more hours than their peers in other nations. The fact that most Americans consider non-disabled people 23-65 who do not work these hours to be lazy is a sign of

• A) the persuasive power of a single charismatic leader to preach the value of hard work to us
• B) the persuasive power of tradition to keep alive expectations about employment over hundreds of years
• C) the coercive power of the state to force people to work or face imprisonment
• D) the hegemonic power of capitalism to convince us that paid employment is normal and should be expected of every adult of a certain age

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Definitions:

Physical

Relating to the body or material things, as opposed to the mind or spirit.

Cognitive

Relating to the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Emotional

Pertaining to feelings or psychological states, often influencing behavior and perception.

Job Crafting Behaviours

The actions taken by employees to personally modify their job tasks, relationships, and perceptions to improve their job satisfaction and performance.