In his ethnographic study of a machine tool factory, Michael Burawoy describes a game that workers play that functions ideologically to produce a system of hegemony. This game was called ______.
A) "making do"
B) "piecing up"
C) "maxing out"
D) "making out"

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Burawoy's ethnographic study in "Manufacturing Consent: Changes in the Labor Process Under Monopoly Capitalism" describes the "making out" game, where workers engage in practices that not only meet but exceed production quotas, thereby reinforcing the capitalist system and its ideologies. This game serves to create a sense of participation and consent among workers, even as it perpetuates their exploitation.

In His Ethnographic Study of a Machine Tool Factory, Michael