Question 1

Which of the following is a semiperiphery nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Peru 
D)  United States 
A)  Germany 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Peru 
D)  United States B

Question 2

What percentage of the health expenditures of Canadians are paid for by the Canadian government?

Accepted Answer

A)  82 percent 
B)  70 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  50 percent 
A)  82 percent 
B)  70 percent 
C)  60 percent 
D)  50 percent B

Question 3

What was the average value of goods and services produced per citizen in the U.S, Japan, and Switzerland in 2008?

Accepted Answer

A)  around $800 
B)  approximately $5000 
C)  between $10,000 and $35,000 
D)  more than $47,000 
A)  around $800 
B)  approximately $5000 
C)  between $10,000 and $35,000 
D)  more than $47,000 D

Question 4

In Kenya and Tanzania, it is illegal for women to

Accepted Answer

A)  own a house. 
B)  walk alone in public. 
C)  socialize with men. 
D)  go to school. 
A)  own a house. 
B)  walk alone in public. 
C)  socialize with men. 
D)  go to school.

Question 5

Cross-cultural studies have suggested which of the following about industrialized and developing nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain has an informal economy. 
B)  Intergenerational mobility is increasing in most countries. 
C)  Modernization has benefited Kenya. 
D)  Mobility exists only in non-industrialized societies. 
A)  Spain has an informal economy. 
B)  Intergenerational mobility is increasing in most countries. 
C)  Modernization has benefited Kenya. 
D)  Mobility exists only in non-industrialized societies.

Question 6

Like in the United States, Brazilian social inequality is compounded by racial distinctions that originated in slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In which of the following countries have women moved to the forefront of indigenous peoples' struggle to keep their ancestral lands from exploitation by outsiders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  Philippines 
C)  China 
D)  South Vietnam 
A)  Japan 
B)  Philippines 
C)  China 
D)  South Vietnam

Question 8

In which of the following nations is income inequality the highest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Namibia 
B)  United States 
C)  Japan 
D)  Sweden 
A)  Namibia 
B)  United States 
C)  Japan 
D)  Sweden

Question 9

According to world systems analysis, a periphery nation is a nation that

Accepted Answer

A)  along with its multinational corporations dominates all other nations socially, economically, and politically, such as the U.S. and Germany. 
B)  has a marginal economic status, such as Israel and South Korea. 
C)  is a poor, developing nation, such as Honduras and Ethiopia, that is exploited by more powerful nations and corporations. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  along with its multinational corporations dominates all other nations socially, economically, and politically, such as the U.S. and Germany. 
B)  has a marginal economic status, such as Israel and South Korea. 
C)  is a poor, developing nation, such as Honduras and Ethiopia, that is exploited by more powerful nations and corporations. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about multinational corporations is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The 10 largest multinational corporations all have their headquarters in the U.S. 
B)  The value of sales of the largest multinational corporations exceeds the total value of goods and services of many peripheral nations. 
C)  They are all state-owned-or public as opposed to private-businesses. 
D)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  The 10 largest multinational corporations all have their headquarters in the U.S. 
B)  The value of sales of the largest multinational corporations exceeds the total value of goods and services of many peripheral nations. 
C)  They are all state-owned-or public as opposed to private-businesses. 
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

World systems analysis is

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx's view that the bourgeois nations such as England would dominate the proletarian nations such as India. 
B)  Erving Goffman's view that world peace would result from many types of nations interacting with one another. 
C)  Talcott Parsons's view that the inequality that exists among nations is necessary for world stability. 
D)  Immanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited. 
A)  Karl Marx's view that the bourgeois nations such as England would dominate the proletarian nations such as India. 
B)  Erving Goffman's view that world peace would result from many types of nations interacting with one another. 
C)  Talcott Parsons's view that the inequality that exists among nations is necessary for world stability. 
D)  Immanuel Wallerstein's view of the global economic system as divided between certain industrialized nations that control wealth and developing countries that are controlled and exploited.

Question 12

According to anthropologist Karuna Chanana Ahmed, who are the most exploited among oppressed people in developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  young children 
B)  males 
C)  females 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  young children 
B)  males 
C)  females 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 13

The multinational corporation Walmart made less than which of the following countries in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria 
B)  China 
C)  Pakistan 
D)  Poland 
A)  Austria 
B)  China 
C)  Pakistan 
D)  Poland

Question 14

The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  globalization. 
B)  dependency. 
C)  colonialism. 
D)  neocolonialism. 
A)  globalization. 
B)  dependency. 
C)  colonialism. 
D)  neocolonialism.

Question 15

Compare and contrast colonialism and neocolonialism, and describe their impact on social stratification. Give examples to support your answer.

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Question 16

Discuss Immanuel Wallerstein's world systems analysis. Define dependency theory as it relates to Wallerstein's views. Give examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

Immanuel Wallerstein's world systems ana

Question 17

Dependency theory is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  a functionalist approach proposing that modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of people in peripheral nations. 
B)  a far-reaching process by which peripheral nations move from having traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies. 
C)  an approach contending that as developing countries make economic advances, they remain weak and subservient to core nations. 
D)  applying to the interactionist perspective. 
A)  a functionalist approach proposing that modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of people in peripheral nations. 
B)  a far-reaching process by which peripheral nations move from having traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies. 
C)  an approach contending that as developing countries make economic advances, they remain weak and subservient to core nations. 
D)  applying to the interactionist perspective.

Question 18

According to world systems analysis, a core nation is a nation that

Accepted Answer

A)  along with its multinational corporations controls and exploits noncore nations. 
B)  has a marginal economic status. 
C)  is a poor, developing nation exploited by more powerful nations and corporations. 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  along with its multinational corporations controls and exploits noncore nations. 
B)  has a marginal economic status. 
C)  is a poor, developing nation exploited by more powerful nations and corporations. 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

Who among the following has noted that modern societies tend to be urban, literate, and industrial, with sophisticated transportation and media systems, and families in such societies are organized within the nuclear family unit rather than the extended family model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wendell Bell 
B)  Immanuel Wallerstein 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  Wendell Bell 
B)  Immanuel Wallerstein 
C)  Karl Marx 
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 20

Which of the following is a core nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Ireland 
A)  Germany 
B)  South Korea 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Ireland

Which of the following is a semiperiphery nation?

What percentage of the health expenditures of Canadians are paid for by the Canadian government?

What was the average value of goods and services produced per citizen in the U.S, Japan, and Switzerland in 2008?

In Kenya and Tanzania, it is illegal for women to

Cross-cultural studies have suggested which of the following about industrialized and developing nations?

Like in the United States, Brazilian social inequality is compounded by racial distinctions that originated in slavery.

In which of the following countries have women moved to the forefront of indigenous peoples' struggle to keep their ancestral lands from exploitation by outsiders?

In which of the following nations is income inequality the highest?

According to world systems analysis, a periphery nation is a nation that

Which of the following statements about multinational corporations is true?

World systems analysis is

According to anthropologist Karuna Chanana Ahmed, who are the most exploited among oppressed people in developing countries?

The multinational corporation Walmart made less than which of the following countries in 2012?

The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas is known as

Compare and contrast colonialism and neocolonialism, and describe their impact on social stratification. Give examples to support your answer.

Discuss Immanuel Wallerstein's world systems analysis. Define dependency theory as it relates to Wallerstein's views. Give examples to support your answer.

Dependency theory is defined as

According to world systems analysis, a core nation is a nation that

Who among the following has noted that modern societies tend to be urban, literate, and industrial, with sophisticated transportation and media systems, and families in such societies are organized within the nuclear family unit rather than the extended family model?

Which of the following is a core nation?

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Exam 9: Global Inequality

Which of the following is a semiperiphery nation?

What percentage of the health expenditures of Canadians are paid for by the Canadian government?

What was the average value of goods and services produced per citizen in the U.S, Japan, and Switzerland in 2008?

In Kenya and Tanzania, it is illegal for women to

Cross-cultural studies have suggested which of the following about industrialized and developing nations?

Like in the United States, Brazilian social inequality is compounded by racial distinctions that originated in slavery.

In which of the following countries have women moved to the forefront of indigenous peoples' struggle to keep their ancestral lands from exploitation by outsiders?

In which of the following nations is income inequality the highest?

According to world systems analysis, a periphery nation is a nation that

Which of the following statements about multinational corporations is true?

World systems analysis is

According to anthropologist Karuna Chanana Ahmed, who are the most exploited among oppressed people in developing countries?

The multinational corporation Walmart made less than which of the following countries in 2012?

The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas is known as

Compare and contrast colonialism and neocolonialism, and describe their impact on social stratification. Give examples to support your answer.

Discuss Immanuel Wallerstein's world systems analysis. Define dependency theory as it relates to Wallerstein's views. Give examples to support your answer.

Dependency theory is defined as

According to world systems analysis, a core nation is a nation that

Who among the following has noted that modern societies tend to be urban, literate, and industrial, with sophisticated transportation and media systems, and families in such societies are organized within the nuclear family unit rather than the extended family model?

Which of the following is a core nation?

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

The Mass Media

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Human Sexuality

Religion and Education

Government and the Economy

Health and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

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