Which of the Following Is an Example of a Worker

question 101

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a worker experiencing cyclical unemployment?

• A)a worker who changes jobs to move closer her family
• B)an assembly line worker who loses his job because of automation
• C)a freightliner employee that got laid off because of the recession of 2007-2009
• D)a lifeguard who was hired during the summer season is laid off after summer is over
• E)a worker who quits his job because he does not get along with his boss

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Definitions:

Social Mobility

The ability for individuals or families to move up or down the socioeconomic ladder within a society.

Metacontrast Principle

A phenomenon in social identity and group behavior, where contrast between in-group and out-group members is maximized in the perceivers' mind.

Extended Contact Effect

The reduction of prejudice through indirect relationships, wherein knowing a member of an in-group has a friends in an out-group can lead to more positive attitudes towards that out-group.

Ingroup Favouritism

Behaviour that favours one’s own group over other groups.