Lesson 4.2.4.5
4.2.4.5 Work, worklessness and life chances Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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What does the sociological concept of 'life chances' refer to?
- Biological inheritance
- Average life expectancy
- Random survey sampling
- Opportunities for rewards
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Which sociologist introduced the concept of 'life chances'?
- Talcott Parsons
- Max Weber
- Émile Durkheim
- Karl Marx
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What main effect of long-term unemployment was found in Jahoda's Marienthal study?
- Violent political revolution
- Increased economic growth
- Widespread community apathy
- Higher career aspirations
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According to Jahoda, which of these is a latent function of work?
- Paying income tax
- Earning a wage
- Daily time structure
- Buying consumer goods
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Which acronym describes young people who are not in education, employment, or training?
- NVQ
- SEAL
- STEM
- NEET
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Which term describes the long-term negative impact of unemployment on future employability?
- Scarring effect
- Hawthorne effect
- Glass ceiling
- Halo effect
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What is the effect of unemployment on physical and mental health?
- No health impact
- Better overall health
- Worse overall health
- Improved mental health
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What term describes the long-term damage to future earnings caused by youth unemployment?
- Glass ceiling
- Scarring effect
- Halo effect
- Matilda effect
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Which type of UK employment contract offers no guaranteed minimum working hours?
- Full-time contract
- Zero-hours contract
- Salaried contract
- Permanent contract
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What process involves relocating manufacturing jobs from the UK to low-cost countries?
- Nationalisation
- Outsourcing
- Urbanisation
- Gentrification
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Which system categorises individuals into social classes based on their job role?
- Ascribed status
- Cultural capital
- Social closure
- Occupational class
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Which group faces significant barriers re-entering the workforce after unpaid caregiving responsibilities?
- Recent graduates
- Full-time students
- Informal carers
- Agency workers
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What concept describes the earnings penalty women face after having children?
- Motherhood penalty
- Glass elevator
- Gender quota
- Sticky floor
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Which concept describes a divided economy with secure primary and precarious secondary jobs?
- Cultural reproduction
- Dual labour market
- Status inconsistency
- Social mobility
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What term describes employment characterised by low security, low pay, and lack of rights?
- Tenured work
- Salaried employment
- Primary employment
- Precarious work
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Sociologists argue that worklessness is primarily caused by which type of factor?
- Genetic traits
- Biological factors
- Individual laziness
- Structural factors
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What term describes the widespread decline of manufacturing industries in a region?
- Secularisation
- Commodification
- Deindustrialisation
- Proletarianisation
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Which policy approach combines job search support, skills training, and childcare help for jobseekers?
- Active labour market
- Statutory redundancy pay
- Laissez-faire policies
- Universal basic income
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What term describes a situation where returning to work leaves someone financially worse off?
- Wage push
- Poverty line
- Benefit trap
- Fiscal drag
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Which phrase describes the movement of young people from education into paid employment?
- Intergenerational passage
- School-to-work transition
- Status assimilation
- Vertical social mobility
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