According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack

question 10

Multiple Choice

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," the New York City economy

• A) has lost tens of thousands of jobs since 1963.
• B) is dominated by manufacturing jobs requiring unskilled labor.
• C) has the same number of jobs that it did in 1963 but more of these are located in offices.
• D) has gained more jobs in the service sector.

Describe the relationship between job conditions and worker well-being, including stress, substance abuse, and job satisfaction.

Understand the legal and institutional frameworks governing work conditions, including vacation entitlements and the organization of labor markets.

Analyze the barriers faced by workers in segmented labor markets, particularly concerning primary and secondary labor markets.

Understand the concept of labor market shelters and the regulation of professions.

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Definitions:

Days

Units of time representing 24 hours, used universally to measure time periods shorter than a week.

Investment

The action or process of allocating resources, usually money, with the expectation of generating an income or profit.

Interest

The cost of borrowing money, typically expressed as an annual percentage of the loan amount.

Months

Refers to each of the twelve distinct periods into which a year is divided, commonly used to measure periods of time in calendars.