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What is the result of the growth of the tertiary sector?
What is the result of the growth of the tertiary sector?
- A decrease in the size of the working class
- A shift from post-Fordism to Fordism
- An increase in the number of people in the upper class
- The proletarianization of the middle class (correct)
What is a feature of middle-class status in the context of proletarianization?
What is a feature of middle-class status in the context of proletarianization?
- A high level of job security
- Highly skilled and specialized work
- Material rewards closer to typical working-class positions (correct)
- High material rewards
What is a result of the deskilling of clerical work?
What is a result of the deskilling of clerical work?
- An increase in job satisfaction
- A reduction in the amount of work that needs to be done (correct)
- A decrease in the number of women in clerical positions
- An increase in the number of skilled workers
What is a characteristic of a Post-Fordist economy?
What is a characteristic of a Post-Fordist economy?
What is a consequence of globalization in the context of Post-Fordism?
What is a consequence of globalization in the context of Post-Fordism?
What is a result of the shift from Fordism to Post-Fordism?
What is a result of the shift from Fordism to Post-Fordism?
What is the term used to describe the gradual decrease in the number of full-time staff with secure employment?
What is the term used to describe the gradual decrease in the number of full-time staff with secure employment?
Which of the following is a measure of overall inequality?
Which of the following is a measure of overall inequality?
What is the definition of relative poverty?
What is the definition of relative poverty?
Who are most likely to suffer from poverty and social exclusion?
Who are most likely to suffer from poverty and social exclusion?
What is social exclusion?
What is social exclusion?
What term is used to describe the poorest people who suffer from growing exclusion from normal society?
What term is used to describe the poorest people who suffer from growing exclusion from normal society?
