Which of the Following Would Be Identified as a Social

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be identified as a social force in an environmental scan?

• A)a new consumer protection law
• B)an increase in Asian immigration
• C)an advanced technology is perfected
• D)a decrease in consumer incomes
• E)a new international firm exports to the United States

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Definitions:

OASDI

An acronym for Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance, which is a comprehensive federal benefits program that provides benefits to eligible American workers and their families.

Medicare

A federal health insurance program in the United States primarily for people aged 65 and over, as well as for some younger people with disabilities.

Fair Labor Standards Act

A U.S. law that sets minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.

Time and a Half

A payment rate that is 1.5 times the employee's regular hourly rate, typically paid for overtime work.