Many Major Employers Routinely Monitor the Performance of Their Employees?through

question 54

Multiple Choice

Many major employers routinely monitor the performance of their employees?through the computers and telephones they use. The one check that they can do is

• A) check the number of keystrokes that word processors enter during the day.
• B) eavesdropping on e-mail.
• C) eavesdropping on fax transmissions.
• D) eavesdropping on cell phone conversations.

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Definitions:

Symbolic Interactionists

Sociologists who focus on the study of how individuals interpret and give meaning to symbols within society, shaping their behaviors and interactions.

Reality

The sum of all that is real or existent, as opposed to that which is merely imaginary; the state of things as they actually exist.

Situation

A situation encompasses the immediate physical and social setting in which people find themselves and in which they engage in behavior and make interpretations about what is happening around them.

Social Institution

An organized pattern of beliefs and behaviors centered on basic social needs, such as government, education, and family.