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HTHSCI 1RR3 TEST 2 (UNITS 4,5,6) EXAM WITHQUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS|| LATEST
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Occupation is a type of which social determinants of health? - CORRECT ANSWER
STRUCTURAL social determinants of health inequities, specifically under
socioeconomic position
In general, unemployment and job insecurity lead to: - CORRECT ANSWER Poor
health outcomes, both physically and mentally.
Employment protection in Canada: - CORRECT ANSWER Organization for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Purpose of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD): - CORRECT ANSWER Sets standards for responsible business conduct
across a range of issues such as human rights, labour rights, and the environment.
What is Canada's rank in the employment protection index which protects
employment and provides benefits to temporary workers? - CORRECT ANSWER
Canada ranks poorly - 35th out of 36th.
Why are working conditions important SDoH? - CORRECT ANSWER - Great
amount of time spent in workplace
- People already vulnerable are most likely to experience health threatening
working conditions
,Key work dimensions shaping health outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER job strain,
effort-reward imbalance, organizational justice, work hours, status inconsistency,
precarious work
Job strain - CORRECT ANSWER exists when people's autonomy over their work
and their ability to use their skills are low, while the psychological demands placed
upon them are high
effort-reward imbalance - CORRECT ANSWER - When efforts are perceived to be
higher than rewards, this leads to emotional distress.
- It underlines the health importance of rewards (monetary, esteem, respect) being
in line with the demands (pressure and responsibility at work).
Organizational justice - CORRECT ANSWER reflects the extent to which people
perceive that their supervisor considers their viewpoints, shares information
concerning decision making, and treats individuals fairly.
Work hours - CORRECT ANSWER The number of hours usually worked. Too many
(burnout) and too few hours (income insecurity) are both related to health
problems.
Status inconsistency - CORRECT ANSWER aka "goal-striving stress." When an
individual's level of education is higher than the skills he/she requires for the
occupation.
Precarious work - CORRECT ANSWER Employment that is uncertain, unstable, and
insecure across various dimensions of work.
It is also associated with social and economic vulnerability.
,Key points from TED Talk - Guy Standing: What is the precariat: - CORRECT
ANSWER - Individuals who work precarious jobs
- Unstable labour and living conditions
- Full-time labour hours
- Individuals rely on wages - no sick pays, vacation pays, or pension
Trends of precious work in professions: - CORRECT ANSWER - more than 1 in 5
Canadian professionals have precious jobs (2018).
- Healthcare professionals have high incidence of precarious jobs due to unit
closures (moving from one workplace to another)
- Workers at Toronto Public Library also have high incidence of precarious jobs
due to unpredictable work schedules (from the TED Talk)
Why is precarious work higher in the OLDER population than younger
population? - CORRECT ANSWER "It could be that the labour market is squeezing
older professionals out of secure jobs, but more research is required to understand
the nature of the age differential."
Why is precarious work higher for professionals with less than five years of
experience? - CORRECT ANSWER Research suggests that experience pays off. Low
experience = high incidence of precarious employment, and vice versa.
Historical labour market transformation: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Farming/agriculture
- 1st and 2nd industrial revolution
- 3rd industrial revolution: technology/knowledge economy
- 4th industrial revolution: artificial intelligence
, Trends of the labour market today: - CORRECT ANSWER - Careers related to
developing projects (such as project management, consultant, coordinator)
- Individuals work in several jobs over the course of a lifetime
- More "boundaryless" careers as opposed to "vertical ladder" careers
Boundaryless career - CORRECT ANSWER - often represents tech/knowledge
economy: mobile work, networks and virtual communities of practice
- more "flexibility" in jobs and self-employment
- false sense of self-employment
- precarious work
- new classifications of employment statuses (casual, contract, temporary, part-
time, etc.)
- "gig" economy
Traditional career - CORRECT ANSWER Represents industrial work - one stop
shop, first job/last job, climbing the vertical ladder
What is Canada's unemployment rate? - CORRECT ANSWER Remained unchanged
at 5.7 % in August 2019
Unemployment rate - CORRECT ANSWER the percentage of the labor force (15-64
y.o.) actively looking for a job
Employment rate - CORRECT ANSWER The number of people employed divided
by the total labour force expressed as a percentage
Where does the word "precariat" come from? - CORRECT ANSWER - PRECArious
(insecure)
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