Understanding Insecurity
What does existential insecurity mean?
A. Losing your job
B. Human vulnerability and uncertainty
C. Financial debt
D. Political disagreements
B. Human vulnerability and uncertainty
Who wrote The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born?
A. Astra Taylor
B. Nancy Fraser
C. Karl Marx
D. Marie McAuliffe
B. Nancy Fraser
What does WMR stand for?
A. World Market Report
B. World Migration Report
C. World Money Research
D. Workers Management Review
B. World Migration Report
Workers, migrants and households can all experience economic insecurity. (T/F)
Answer: True
Which local industry is the focus of our case study?
A. Tourism
B. Steel industry
C. Agriculture
D. Fishing
B. Steel industry
Manufactured insecurity can be intensified by economic systems. (T/F)
True
Fraser identifies three dimensions of crisis: economic, social and __________.
Answer: Political
Approximately 304 million people were international migrants by mid-2024. If the world population is represented as 100 people, approximately how many are international migrants?
A. 1.2
B. 3.7
C. 10
D. 25
B. 3.7
Which institution establishes labour and migration policies?
A. Restaurants
B. Governments
C. Households
D. Shopping centres
B. Governments
Our presentation proves that international trade caused specific steel job losses in Sault Ste. Marie. (T/F)
Answer: False
Astra Taylor wrote a chapter called "__________."
Cura's Gift
Recognition means how income and wealth are distributed. (T/F)
False
Internal displacement always means crossing an international border. (T/F)
Answer: False
The five stages of the risk-transfer pathway are pressure, decision, rules, exposure and __________.
Answer: Coping
In 2024, 45.8 million internal displacements were associated with disasters and 20.1 million with conflict and violence. What is the combined total?
Hint: You need to use addition.
Answer: 65.9 million
What historical process restricted people's access to shared land?
A. Globalization
B. Enclosure
C. Migration
D. Industrialization
B. Enclosure
What does distribution mean?
A. Allocation of income, wealth, jobs and resources
B. International migration
C. Political elections
D. Cultural traditions
A. Allocation of income, wealth, jobs and resources
Money sent by migrants to support their families is called __________.
Answer: Remittances
A group of workers joins a union to negotiate better wages and working conditions. What is the main benefit?
A. Weaker worker representation
B. Stronger bargaining power
C. Less employment protection
D. More workplace surveillance
B. Stronger bargaining power
Which factor could also explain changes in steel employment besides international trade?
A. Automation
B. Technology
C. Energy costs
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
A company gives workers unpredictable schedules and no guaranteed hours. What type of insecurity could this create?
Hint: It is caused or intensified by social and economic systems. It is not simply the natural uncertainty of being human. Think about unstable employment and unpredictable working hours.
Answer: Manufactured insecurity.
A society promotes diversity and inclusion but workers continue experiencing low wages and insecure employment. Which Fraser concept helps explain this combination?
A. Existential insecurity
B. Progressive neoliberalism
C. Internal displacement
D. Enclosure
B. Progressive neoliberalism
Global international remittances were estimated at $905 billion in 2024. Of this, $685 billion went to low- and middle-income countries. What was the difference?
Hint: You need to subtract, not add. Start with the larger amount. Calculate $905 billion minus $685 billion.
Answer: $220 billion
Who may carry the greatest consequences when they have little control over economic decisions?
A. Only company owners
B. Only governments
C. Workers and households
D. Only business managers
C. Workers and households
A steel company reduces production due to international competition. Workers lose hours, and their families struggle to pay bills. Which statement best describes this situation?
A. Risk remains only with the company.
B. Economic pressure can move through company decisions and affect workers and households.
C. Migration automatically solves the problem.
D. Governments have no role in employment security.
B. Economic pressure can move through company decisions and affect workers and households.