Question 1

Discuss the impact of globalization and social change on world development.

Accepted Answer

Globalization and social change have had

Question 2

The bottom 40 percent of world population control 20 percent of global wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

are examples of former colonies that have achieved economic success.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethiopia and Somalia 
B)  Singapore and Hong Kong 
C)  France and Great Britain 
D)  Japan and China 
A)  Ethiopia and Somalia 
B)  Singapore and Hong Kong 
C)  France and Great Britain 
D)  Japan and China

Question 4

World systems theory focuses on

Accepted Answer

A)  internal factors in individual countries. 
B)  patterns of migration and other population issues. 
C)  the belief that there is a world economic system that must be understood as a single unit. 
D)  neocolonial relationships between individual countries and their former colonizers. 
A)  internal factors in individual countries. 
B)  patterns of migration and other population issues. 
C)  the belief that there is a world economic system that must be understood as a single unit. 
D)  neocolonial relationships between individual countries and their former colonizers.

Question 5

Global migrants are characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Victims of war 
B)  Legal and illegal workers searching for work 
C)  Low wage workers 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Victims of war 
B)  Legal and illegal workers searching for work 
C)  Low wage workers 
D)  All of the above

Question 6

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the change in the governments of Eastern Europe, what changes have most of the second-world countries undergone?

Accepted Answer

A)  They now have democratically elected governments. 
B)  They have moved toward a market economic system. 
C)  They have returned to a more agricultural type of society. 
D)  They have grown substantially in size. 
A)  They now have democratically elected governments. 
B)  They have moved toward a market economic system. 
C)  They have returned to a more agricultural type of society. 
D)  They have grown substantially in size.

Question 7

theory explains global inequality using the characteristics of individual nations; theory argues no country or set of countries may be understood in isolation from the others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dependency / modernization 
B)  World systems / modernization 
C)  Modernization / world systems 
D)  Modernization / dependency 
A)  Dependency / modernization 
B)  World systems / modernization 
C)  Modernization / world systems 
D)  Modernization / dependency

Question 8

According to the text, global stratification contributes to the threat of terrorism, particularly against the U.S. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why this is the case?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western culture is perceived as degenerate by some traditional religious leaders. 
B)  The consumerism of American culture is seen as threatening to the traditional way of life in some countries. 
C)  The sexual freedom and relative equality of Western women is seen as undermining traditional values in other countries. 
D)  Religious extremists do not recognize the economic dependency of poor countries on wealthy countries. 
A)  Western culture is perceived as degenerate by some traditional religious leaders. 
B)  The consumerism of American culture is seen as threatening to the traditional way of life in some countries. 
C)  The sexual freedom and relative equality of Western women is seen as undermining traditional values in other countries. 
D)  Religious extremists do not recognize the economic dependency of poor countries on wealthy countries.

Question 9

According to modernization theory,

Accepted Answer

A)  social change involves increasing complexity, differentiation, and efficiency. 
B)  social change leads to an international division of labor. 
C)  social change results from neocolonialism. 
D)  social change is the result of some nations having more power than other nations. 
A)  social change involves increasing complexity, differentiation, and efficiency. 
B)  social change leads to an international division of labor. 
C)  social change results from neocolonialism. 
D)  social change is the result of some nations having more power than other nations.

Question 10

According to the text, global stratification

Accepted Answer

A)  has contributed to political instability and the threat of terrorism. 
B)  creates a core group of strong nations able to ensure world peace. 
C)  results in cooperation as countries work together to overcome poverty. 
D)  has undermined the military power of wealthy nations. 
A)  has contributed to political instability and the threat of terrorism. 
B)  creates a core group of strong nations able to ensure world peace. 
C)  results in cooperation as countries work together to overcome poverty. 
D)  has undermined the military power of wealthy nations.

Question 11

According to the United Nations, how does violence affect women in different countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence against women has become much less of a problem in the developed or industrialized world. 
B)  It is not possible to discuss violence cross-culturally because it is such an individualized problem. 
C)  Violence against women results at the societal level from gender roles and norms that tolerate violence. 
D)  Income is a much more important determinant than gender in regards to violence. 
A)  Violence against women has become much less of a problem in the developed or industrialized world. 
B)  It is not possible to discuss violence cross-culturally because it is such an individualized problem. 
C)  Violence against women results at the societal level from gender roles and norms that tolerate violence. 
D)  Income is a much more important determinant than gender in regards to violence.

Question 12

Which of these is not a criticism of world systems theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Countries (like England) that were once the most powerful are no longer at the center of the world system. 
B)  Core nations may be hurt by the world system through the loss of jobs. 
C)  The world is no longer a set of economic interconnections between nations. 
D)  Not everyone in a core nation benefits from the world system. 
A)  Countries (like England) that were once the most powerful are no longer at the center of the world system. 
B)  Core nations may be hurt by the world system through the loss of jobs. 
C)  The world is no longer a set of economic interconnections between nations. 
D)  Not everyone in a core nation benefits from the world system.

Question 13

Critics of dependency theory note all of the following, except:

Accepted Answer

A)  not all former colonies are impoverished today. 
B)  some very poor nations were never colonized. 
C)  it has been possible for former some colonies to improve their economic status. 
D)  some nations have fought against colonialism. 
A)  not all former colonies are impoverished today. 
B)  some very poor nations were never colonized. 
C)  it has been possible for former some colonies to improve their economic status. 
D)  some nations have fought against colonialism.

Question 14

Modernization derives some of its thinking from the work of who argued that the value of individual achievement emphasized by Protestants promoted economic development during the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Emile Durkheim 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Karl Marx 
A)  Emile Durkheim 
B)  Herbert Spencer 
C)  Max Weber 
D)  Karl Marx

Question 15

Which of the following statements regarding education and literacy is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  In high-income nations, education is almost universal. 
B)  In nations without education, people have little chance for success. 
C)  In most nations throughout the world elementary school is mandatory. 
D)  In low-income countries education takes place outside of formal schooling. 
A)  In high-income nations, education is almost universal. 
B)  In nations without education, people have little chance for success. 
C)  In most nations throughout the world elementary school is mandatory. 
D)  In low-income countries education takes place outside of formal schooling.

Question 16

Which of these is not a criticism of modernization theory presented in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is based on the assumption that wealthier countries like the U.S. have superior values. 
B)  It ignores factors that are outside of the control of the poorer nations. 
C)  It places too great an emphasis on the role of government in influencing economic development. 
D)  It does not take into account the relationships that exist among countries. 
A)  It is based on the assumption that wealthier countries like the U.S. have superior values. 
B)  It ignores factors that are outside of the control of the poorer nations. 
C)  It places too great an emphasis on the role of government in influencing economic development. 
D)  It does not take into account the relationships that exist among countries.

Question 17

Which of these statements best describes the relationship between population growth and economic development?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is clear that large populations have a negative impact on development. 
B)  The relationship between population growth and development is consistent across all countries. 
C)  The cases of China, India, and the U.S. indicate that high birth rates do not necessarily prevent development. 
D)  Population size effects development, but development has no impact on population size. 
A)  It is clear that large populations have a negative impact on development. 
B)  The relationship between population growth and development is consistent across all countries. 
C)  The cases of China, India, and the U.S. indicate that high birth rates do not necessarily prevent development. 
D)  Population size effects development, but development has no impact on population size.

Question 18

Compared to Sweden the U.S. Gini coefficient reveals that the _.

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. has a high degree of internal inequality 
B)  Swedes have a high degree of internal inequality 
C)  U.S. has a high degree of internal equality 
D)  Swedes are a highly stratified society 
A)  U.S. has a high degree of internal inequality 
B)  Swedes have a high degree of internal inequality 
C)  U.S. has a high degree of internal equality 
D)  Swedes are a highly stratified society

Question 19

While it does not apply in every case, modernization theory does help explain how became successful through an emphasis on a national work ethic.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brazil 
B)  Japan 
C)  the United States 
D)  Indonesia 
A)  Brazil 
B)  Japan 
C)  the United States 
D)  Indonesia

Question 20

The global system of capitalism has served to increase racial inequality between nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Discuss the impact of globalization and social change on world development.

The bottom 40 percent of world population control 20 percent of global wealth.

are examples of former colonies that have achieved economic success.

World systems theory focuses on

Global migrants are characterized by which of the following?

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the change in the governments of Eastern Europe, what changes have most of the second-world countries undergone?

theory explains global inequality using the characteristics of individual nations; theory argues no country or set of countries may be understood in isolation from the others.

According to the text, global stratification contributes to the threat of terrorism, particularly against the U.S. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why this is the case?

According to modernization theory,

According to the text, global stratification

According to the United Nations, how does violence affect women in different countries?

Which of these is not a criticism of world systems theory?

Critics of dependency theory note all of the following, except:

Modernization derives some of its thinking from the work of who argued that the value of individual achievement emphasized by Protestants promoted economic development during the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following statements regarding education and literacy is false?

Which of these is not a criticism of modernization theory presented in the text?

Which of these statements best describes the relationship between population growth and economic development?

Compared to Sweden the U.S. Gini coefficient reveals that the _.

While it does not apply in every case, modernization theory does help explain how became successful through an emphasis on a national work ethic.

The global system of capitalism has served to increase racial inequality between nations.

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Exam 9: Global Stratification

Discuss the impact of globalization and social change on world development.

The bottom 40 percent of world population control 20 percent of global wealth.

are examples of former colonies that have achieved economic success.

World systems theory focuses on

Global migrants are characterized by which of the following?

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the change in the governments of Eastern Europe, what changes have most of the second-world countries undergone?

theory explains global inequality using the characteristics of individual nations; theory argues no country or set of countries may be understood in isolation from the others.

According to the text, global stratification contributes to the threat of terrorism, particularly against the U.S. Which of the following is not one of the reasons why this is the case?

According to modernization theory,

According to the text, global stratification

According to the United Nations, how does violence affect women in different countries?

Which of these is not a criticism of world systems theory?

Critics of dependency theory note all of the following, except:

Modernization derives some of its thinking from the work of who argued that the value of individual achievement emphasized by Protestants promoted economic development during the Industrial Revolution.

Which of the following statements regarding education and literacy is false?

Which of these is not a criticism of modernization theory presented in the text?

Which of these statements best describes the relationship between population growth and economic development?

Compared to Sweden the U.S. Gini coefficient reveals that the _.

While it does not apply in every case, modernization theory does help explain how became successful through an emphasis on a national work ethic.

The global system of capitalism has served to increase racial inequality between nations.

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

Filters