Exam 20: Globalization In A Changing World

Our daily lives,our sense of individualism,our work patterns,and even our popular culture are being affected by:

Those who see the political structures of countries adapting to challenges from new forms of economic and social organization,which range from corporations to social movements,are the:

According to the text,the interdependence of a globalized world makes such environmental risks as global warming more likely but also makes it nearly impossible to find the:

Sociologists who see an agenda in the spread of Western-made films and television programs that promote the West's political,social,and economic interests call this process:

The postindustrial society thesis ignores the fact that many service jobs contribute to the manufacture of material goods and are therefore part of the industrial process.

According to Ulrich Beck,the hazards of the risk society:

The 1986 outbreak of BSE (mad cow disease)in British cattle was linked to the practice of feeding traces of animal parts to cattle.

Cultural factors that influence social change include _______________,which has the political factor that includes _______________

The biggest effect of writing on society was that it:

The goal of sociology is to find a grand narrative that explains the nature of social change.

The principal cultural clash of the twenty-first century is likely to be between Christianity and Islam.

Economic influences are the most important factor driving social change today.

Contrary to the theories of postindustrial society,the biggest shift in employment has been from agriculture to all other sectors.

Organizations such as the World Trade Organization argue that liberalized trade regulations and reduced trade barriers will:

The phrase "politics makes for strange bedfellows" could describe the protesters at the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting because the protesters:

Jolee currently works at a clothing retailer in the factory outlet mall in her small rural town.She is going to night school at the local community college to learn computer programming,and she hopes to graduate with a degree in computer science.Jolee's experience reflects:

According to the text,modern society is increasingly dominated by a weightless economy in which products have their base in information.

Transformationalists believe that globalization is a dynamic and open process that is subject to influence and change because:

Movies such as Titanic may do well in the United States and the United Kingdom,but they attract little attention in most other parts of the world where traditional values regarding personal relationships and marriage are growing stronger.

The campaign for global justice: