Choose the correct answer for each question. You should aim for 90% or more for this quiz

1. What kind of jobs have disappeared from the British economy in the last 30 years? (choose TWO options)

   1. Professional jobs
   2. Shop and office jobs
   3. Male manual jobs
   4. Manufacturing jobs
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2. Which of the following statements is true of recent changes in the British economy? (choose TWO options)

   1. There has been a move from manufacturing to the service sector
   2. There are more manufacturing jobs
   3. Some jobs have been moved overseas
   4. The number of professional jobs is declining
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3. In what way can the disappearance of male manual jobs contribute to a possible "crisis of masculinity" in our society? (choose TWO options)

   1. Men saw themselves as strong and muscular, and this is no longer valued
   2. Men were breadwinners, and this is not always the case now
   3. Many new jobs can be done equally well by men and women
   4. Women often earn more than men now
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4. True or false? Traditional "jobs for life" for men are being replaced by jobs which in theory anyone can do, often for a limited period of time

   1. False
   2. True
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5. Why have many manual jobs traditionally done by men disappeared in Britain in the last 50 years? (choose TWO options)

   1. Some manual jobs are now done by machines
   2. The jobs have been replaced by non-manual jobs for men
   3. Some goods (e.g. coal, ships) are imported from overseas rather than made or mined in this country
   4. The jobs have been replaced by "women's work"
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6. How would a Marxist interpret the growth of the middle class in societies such as ours (Marx predicted that the working class would shrink in size as capitalism developed). Choose ONE answer

   1. It shows that Marx's analysis was wrong
   2. It shows that Marx's analysis was broadly correct
   3. Marxists would say that many so-called "middle class" jobs are really working class in terms of working conditions
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7. What is the "underclass"? (choose ONE answer)

   1. A group within the working class who earn less than other working class people
   2. A group underneath the working class, consisting of people who are unemployed or on benefits for other reasons
   3. A group which replaces the working class in modern Britain
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8. True or false? Sociologists agree on what the underclass is like

   1. False
   2. True
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9. According to postmodernists, why is social class no longer the basis for our identity? (choose ONE answer)

   1. Class identity was based on our lifestyles, and these have changed
   2. Class identity was based on our background, and people are now more mobile - they do not always stay in the same class as their parents
   3. Class identity was based on work, on our jobs, and work is no longer a basis for identity
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10. According to postmodernists, what has replaced social class as the basis of our identity? (choose ONE answer)

    1. Our lifestyle (consumption) and choice
    2. Age
    3. Gender and ethnicity
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