Question 1

If a student visits a country with a high gini coefficient the population is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  equal income distribution. 
B)  high levels of wealth distributed to the bottom earners. 
C)  inequality. 
D)  little wealth. 
A)  equal income distribution. 
B)  high levels of wealth distributed to the bottom earners. 
C)  inequality. 
D)  little wealth.

Question 2

What is meant by the international division of labor? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

The international division of labor refe

Question 3

Which of the following is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  High fertility rates are related to lower life expectancy for women. 
B)  High fertility rates are related to women's degree of empowerment in the society. 
C)  High fertility rates are lowered by providing women with education, property, and voting rights. 
D)  High fertility rates are no longer a major factor in the context of poverty. 
A)  High fertility rates are related to lower life expectancy for women. 
B)  High fertility rates are related to women's degree of empowerment in the society. 
C)  High fertility rates are lowered by providing women with education, property, and voting rights. 
D)  High fertility rates are no longer a major factor in the context of poverty.

Question 4

How is environmental degradation related to global stratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  The type of environmental degradation and its impact depends on the location of the country in the global stratification system. 
B)  The wealthiest nations are unaffected by environmental degradation. 
C)  The poorest nations are not developed enough to experience problems with environmental degradation. 
D)  Environmental degradation is not related to the global stratification. 
A)  The type of environmental degradation and its impact depends on the location of the country in the global stratification system. 
B)  The wealthiest nations are unaffected by environmental degradation. 
C)  The poorest nations are not developed enough to experience problems with environmental degradation. 
D)  Environmental degradation is not related to the global stratification.

Question 5

Conceptually, modernization theory is an outgrowth of theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  functionalist 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  social control 
A)  conflict 
B)  functionalist 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  social control

Question 6

Sociologists agree that high birthrates and large populations prevent a country from developing economically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain what the multidimensional poverty index is, what it measures, and what indicators are used for industrialized and developing countries.

Accepted Answer

The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)

Question 8

The examples of India and China as newly industrializing countries are notable because they demonstrate

Accepted Answer

A)  that communist countries can develop economically. 
B)  that countries with large populations may experience successful economic development. 
C)  that economic development may take place without industrialization. 
D)  how economies can improve without government investment. 
A)  that communist countries can develop economically. 
B)  that countries with large populations may experience successful economic development. 
C)  that economic development may take place without industrialization. 
D)  how economies can improve without government investment.

Question 9

A new addition to World Systems Theory is a focus on which explains how differential profits are attached to the production of goods and services in the world market.

Accepted Answer

A)  the neo-Marxists 
B)  the new international division of labor 
C)  differential association 
D)  public policy 
A)  the neo-Marxists 
B)  the new international division of labor 
C)  differential association 
D)  public policy

Question 10

Globalization has expanded the system of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

More than 700 million people in 43 different countries are experiencing what the World Bank calls _.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Water inequality" 
B)  "water dwindle" 
C)  "water stress" 
D)  "water trouble" 
A)  "Water inequality" 
B)  "water dwindle" 
C)  "water stress" 
D)  "water trouble"

Question 12

Dependency and World Systems theorists agree that there is a single global economic system and analysis should focus on that, not individual countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these statements related to global stratification is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All people in poor countries are poor. 
B)  Poor countries lack natural resources. 
C)  The majority of the world's population lives in poor countries. 
D)  Poor countries are more urban than wealthy countries. 
A)  All people in poor countries are poor. 
B)  Poor countries lack natural resources. 
C)  The majority of the world's population lives in poor countries. 
D)  Poor countries are more urban than wealthy countries.

Question 14

According to dependency theory, under colonialism European powers

Accepted Answer

A)  promoted the development of their colonies as a way of increasing profits. 
B)  helped colonies to improve the production of their goods in order to sell them on the global market. 
C)  kept colonies underdeveloped to avoid competition from them. 
D)  fostered the political independence of colonies so they could protect colonial investment. 
A)  promoted the development of their colonies as a way of increasing profits. 
B)  helped colonies to improve the production of their goods in order to sell them on the global market. 
C)  kept colonies underdeveloped to avoid competition from them. 
D)  fostered the political independence of colonies so they could protect colonial investment.

Question 15

The countries are typically poor and largely agricultural.

Accepted Answer

A)  core countries 
B)  peripheral countries 
C)  semiperipheral countries 
D)  hybrid countries 
A)  core countries 
B)  peripheral countries 
C)  semiperipheral countries 
D)  hybrid countries

Question 16

A student examining dependency theory is interested in documenting which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neocolonialism 
B)  Modernization 
C)  How values shape development 
D)  Class struggles within developing nations 
A)  Neocolonialism 
B)  Modernization 
C)  How values shape development 
D)  Class struggles within developing nations

Question 17

According to , poverty results from adherence to traditional values and customs.

Accepted Answer

A)  modernization theory 
B)  dependency theory 
C)  world systems theory 
D)  social exchange theory 
A)  modernization theory 
B)  dependency theory 
C)  world systems theory 
D)  social exchange theory

Question 18

Modernization theory views economic development as dependent on technological change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true about using annual per capita gross national income (per capita GNI) to measure the wealth of nations?

Accepted Answer

A)  It accurately reflects what individuals actually receive in wages. 
B)  Per capita GNI reflects each person's share of their country's production, not wages or pay. 
C)  It effectively measures informal exchanges and bartering in which resources are exchanged. 
D)  It accurately reflects what families actually receive in wages or pay. 
A)  It accurately reflects what individuals actually receive in wages. 
B)  Per capita GNI reflects each person's share of their country's production, not wages or pay. 
C)  It effectively measures informal exchanges and bartering in which resources are exchanged. 
D)  It accurately reflects what families actually receive in wages or pay.

Question 20

Discuss the challenges and disadvantages faced by women and children in poor countries.

Accepted Answer

Women and children in poor countries fac

If a student visits a country with a high gini coefficient the population is characterized by:

What is meant by the international division of labor? Give an example.

Which of the following is false?

How is environmental degradation related to global stratification?

Conceptually, modernization theory is an outgrowth of theory.

Sociologists agree that high birthrates and large populations prevent a country from developing economically.

Explain what the multidimensional poverty index is, what it measures, and what indicators are used for industrialized and developing countries.

The examples of India and China as newly industrializing countries are notable because they demonstrate

A new addition to World Systems Theory is a focus on which explains how differential profits are attached to the production of goods and services in the world market.

Globalization has expanded the system of capitalism.

More than 700 million people in 43 different countries are experiencing what the World Bank calls _.

Dependency and World Systems theorists agree that there is a single global economic system and analysis should focus on that, not individual countries.

Which of these statements related to global stratification is true?

According to dependency theory, under colonialism European powers

The countries are typically poor and largely agricultural.

A student examining dependency theory is interested in documenting which of the following?

According to , poverty results from adherence to traditional values and customs.

Modernization theory views economic development as dependent on technological change.

Which of the following is true about using annual per capita gross national income (per capita GNI) to measure the wealth of nations?

Discuss the challenges and disadvantages faced by women and children in poor countries.

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Exam 9: Global Stratification

If a student visits a country with a high gini coefficient the population is characterized by:

What is meant by the international division of labor? Give an example.

Which of the following is false?

How is environmental degradation related to global stratification?

Conceptually, modernization theory is an outgrowth of theory.

Sociologists agree that high birthrates and large populations prevent a country from developing economically.

Explain what the multidimensional poverty index is, what it measures, and what indicators are used for industrialized and developing countries.

The examples of India and China as newly industrializing countries are notable because they demonstrate

A new addition to World Systems Theory is a focus on which explains how differential profits are attached to the production of goods and services in the world market.

Globalization has expanded the system of capitalism.

More than 700 million people in 43 different countries are experiencing what the World Bank calls _.

Dependency and World Systems theorists agree that there is a single global economic system and analysis should focus on that, not individual countries.

Which of these statements related to global stratification is true?

According to dependency theory, under colonialism European powers

The countries are typically poor and largely agricultural.

A student examining dependency theory is interested in documenting which of the following?

According to , poverty results from adherence to traditional values and customs.

Modernization theory views economic development as dependent on technological change.

Which of the following is true about using annual per capita gross national income (per capita GNI) to measure the wealth of nations?

Discuss the challenges and disadvantages faced by women and children in poor countries.

The Sociological Perspective

Culture

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economy and Politics

Environment Population and Social Change

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