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1. In relation to the middle class, the upper middle class may overlap into the _______________________________ class 2. The Great Labor Compromise created labor relations where Unions deal only with ______________________ areas: wages, hours, benefits, working conditions 3. In relation to the weakening of the Great Labor Compromise, this split in union & ________________________ workplaces still exists & is the source of much working class conflict 4. In relation to the middle class' social power, one of the consequences
of one's class position that affects nearly every aspect of one's life,
is that different classes
5. In relation to middle class' econ power, there is a high level of _____________________________ both the middle & working classes 6. In relation to middle class political power, political power was expanded to ______________________________ in 1920 7. In relation to working class culture, as workers have done throughout history, workers _____________________________ their knowledge of the workplace & the performance of their job as their own private treasure 8. In relation to job satisfaction, one factors of the organization of the industry / economy that affects Job Satisfaction is the type of ___________________________; i.e. skilled. unskilled, professional, technical, etc. 9. In relation to alienation & anomie, anomie is a condition of ______________________________ in society 10. In relation to the components of alienation, under capitalism, nearly everyone experiences a separation from the ____________________________________ 11. In relation to contemporary analyses of alienation, Seeman held that ________________________________ is the feeling of being estranged or separated from society's norms and values 12. In relation to alienation at work, C. Wright Mills said, “Each day men and women sell little pieces of themselves in order to try to buy them back each night and weekend with the coin of ___________________ ” 13. In relation to safety at work, time pressure & job changes are the primary causes of job _____________________________ 14. In relation to the declining middle class, today, real wages in mfr & construction, which are important occupational sectors for the ___________________ class, are stagnant or declining 15. The middle & working classes have not organized because
the non upper classes lack basic ___________________________________
of the workings of the socio economic political system
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Be sure & answer all parts of the question. Style, spelling & grammar are important. Demonstrate a strong factual argument, use examples, & then inform your opinion. Answers should be about 2 hand written pages long. 3. In relation to the middle class' social power, what are the
consequences of one's class position that affects nearly every aspect of
one's life? Discuss & explain them in light of someone you know.
What are the class differences which marketers / capitalism exploit &
reinforce. Discuss & explain them in light of someone you know.
What are the factors that influence a class' sociability & community
participation. Discuss & explain them in light of someone you
know.
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