If Predictable Layoffs Prevent Workers from Working as Many Hours

question 30

Multiple Choice

If predictable layoffs prevent workers from working as many hours as they desire,then we would expect to see

• A) increased wages to workers in industries with predictable layoffs.
• B) decreased wages to workers in industries with predictable layoffs.
• C) average wages in industries with predictable layoffs.
• D) either increased or decreased wages in industries with predictable layoffs.

Explain the impact of demographic shifts on social change with Canadian examples.

Compare and contrast different theories relating to crowd behavior, specifically emergent norm theory, contagion theory, and convergence theory.

Assess the role of war in contributing to social change.

Distinguish "new social movement theory" from other social movement theories.

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Definitions:

Marketable

Describes assets or securities that can easily be sold or converted into cash without a significant loss in value.

Cash Dividend

A payout from the company's profits, determined by the board of directors, given to certain shareholders as cash.

Trading Securities Portfolio

A collection of marketable securities that a business holds for the purpose of reselling them in the short term to profit from market price changes.

Fair Value

An estimate of the price at which an asset or liability could be traded in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.