Using at least one of the course readings, define the following terms or concepts discussed in the course and explain their meaning and significance in relation to a social issue of importance to the study of business and society. Use a creative reading or scene from a film, in addition to the social scientific text, if you want to provide illustrations of the concepts.

AP/SOSC 1340 and 1349

Introduction to Business and Society 2019-2020

FINAL EXAM – FALL TERM -STUDY GUIDE

Section B:  The fall final exam takes place on Wednesday, November 27, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., room ACW206.

Section A: The fall final exam takes place on Friday, November 29, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., room ACE 102.

Duration: 100 minutes

Value: 20%

The exam is NOT an open-book exam. Students are not allowed to bring notes, texts, or other resources into the exam room.

Both for the terms (part I) and the essay (part II), references are needed. Students must insert the author name only, no quotation is needed.

PART I: TERMS (10 FOR EACH TERM, 50 MARKS TOTAL)

NOTE: 12 out of the following 18 terms will appear on the final exam. You will write on 5 terms, one paragraph for each (10 marks each term).

Instructions: Using at least one of the course readings, define the following terms or concepts discussed in the course and explain their meaning and significance in relation to a social issue of importance to the study of business and society. Use a creative reading or scene from a film, in addition to the social scientific text, if you want to provide illustrations of the concepts.

PART II: ONE ESSAY (50 MARKS TOTAL)

Note: Two of the following three essay topics will appear on the final test. You will write on one.

Instructions: For each answer provide references from at least to different readings (each chapter of the book accounts for one reading). You will need to begin your essays with a proper introduction, including a thesis statement. Pay specific attention to identifying and defining central concepts, and provide illustrations from the lectures, tutorial, and films.

1. Using the concept of corporate personhood and corporate power, discuss the history of the corporate form before and since globalization. Elaborate on how civil society challenges this power and puts forward alternatives to it.

2. Discuss the differences between traditional, modern and postmodern societies in terms of family organization and the sexual division of labour. Explain how social reproduction activities are integrated into, or separated from, capitalist production.

3. Discuss the issue of climate change, and how businesses are both contributing to the ecological crisis while providing market-based solutions.