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1. What factors must business consider in the production of goods and services?
2. How does marketing influence consumers' spending habits?
3. What skills are necessary to succeed in today's labor force?
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Student Learning Map
- Topic:Production, Marketing, & the American Labor Force
- Subject(s):Social Studies
- Days:10
- Grade(s):12
Key Learning:
The production process involves many steps.
Determining a marketing strategy is essential for the success of a business.
The American labor force is the key component in the American economic system.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Concept: The American Labor Force Lesson Essential Question(s):What are the major steps in the production process? (A)How has technology changed the production process? (A)Lesson Essential Question(s):How has technology changed the production process? (ET)What factors are involved in market research? (A)How has the role of marketing changed in the U.S.? (ET)Lesson Essential Question(s):How are workers categorized according to skill level and training? (A)How do skill, type of job, and location affect supply and demand in the labor market? (ET)How do companies market their products? (ET)Describe the working conditions that caused the formation of labor unions? (ET)Describe and evaluate the government\'s role in organized labor. (ET)Vocabulary:financing, cost-benefit analysis, revenue, profits, production, consumer goods, mechanization, assembly line, division of labor, automation, robotics
Vocabulary:marketing, utility, market research, promotion, direct-mail advertising, wholesalers, retailers, e-commerce
Vocabulary:civilian labor force, blue-collar workers, white-collar workers, service workers, unskilled workers, semiskilled workers, skilled workers, professionals, minimum wage law, labor union, strike, craft union, industrial union, local union, closed shop, union shop, right-to-work laws, collective bargaining, cost-of-living adjustment, mediation, arbitration, picketing, boycott, lockout, injunction
Additional Info:
Textbook: Economics Today and Tomorrow, Chapters 10, 11, 12 as well as related ancillary materials
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