Group Conflict Can Often Be Reduced by Making Decisions on the Basis

question 9

Multiple Choice

Group conflict can often be reduced by making decisions on the basis of _____ rather than:

• A) a consensus; authoritative approval.
• B) authoritative approval; striving for a consensus.
• C) majority approval; striving for a consensus.
• D) randomness; authoritative approval.
• E) authoritative approval; majority approval.

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Definitions:

Japanese-Mexican Labor Association

An early 20th-century labor union that represented both Japanese and Mexican farm workers in California, advocating for better labor conditions.

Piecework

A system of employment where the worker is paid a fixed rate for each unit produced or action completed rather than receiving an hourly or salaried wage.

United Mine Workers

A labor union that represents coal miners in the United States, established to improve wages and working conditions.

Looking Backward

A utopian science fiction novel by Edward Bellamy, published in 1888, depicting a future society in the year 2000 characterized by equality and cooperation.