Question 1

The United States has a Gini index of 0.42; what does that mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The United States has less than 1% income inequality. 
B)  It means that 42% of citizens experience income inequality. 
C)  There is significant income inequality in the United States. 
D)  Income inequality is not a problem in the United States. 
A)  The United States has less than 1% income inequality. 
B)  It means that 42% of citizens experience income inequality. 
C)  There is significant income inequality in the United States. 
D)  Income inequality is not a problem in the United States.

Question 2

How can inequality affect both rich people and poor people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower inequality leads to higher levels of violent crime. 
B)  Higher inequality leads to lower disease rates. 
C)  Higher inequality leads to higher mental illness rates. 
D)  Lower inequality leads to shorter life expectancy. 
A)  Lower inequality leads to higher levels of violent crime. 
B)  Higher inequality leads to lower disease rates. 
C)  Higher inequality leads to higher mental illness rates. 
D)  Lower inequality leads to shorter life expectancy.

Question 3

Marital rape was criminalized in the United States in 1945.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How is world society theory different from world systems theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  World society theory is based on Marxist thought. 
B)  World systems theory strongly supports capitalism. 
C)  World society theory sees world culture as a consequence of globalization. 
D)  World society theory supports modernization. 
A)  World society theory is based on Marxist thought. 
B)  World systems theory strongly supports capitalism. 
C)  World society theory sees world culture as a consequence of globalization. 
D)  World society theory supports modernization.

Question 5

How does modernization theory support world systems theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both only consider Western-style societies modern in any way. 
B)  Modernization is how periphery countries become core countries. 
C)  Periphery countries are encouraged to grow cash crops to benefit others. 
D)  Both agree that exploitation and pollution are the price for modernization. 
A)  Both only consider Western-style societies modern in any way. 
B)  Modernization is how periphery countries become core countries. 
C)  Periphery countries are encouraged to grow cash crops to benefit others. 
D)  Both agree that exploitation and pollution are the price for modernization.

Question 6

One positive element of globalization is growing acceptance of the idea of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalism 
B)  human rights 
C)  child labor 
D)  materialism 
A)  capitalism 
B)  human rights 
C)  child labor 
D)  materialism

Question 7

What is the relationship between core and periphery countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Periphery countries control the core countries from the outside. 
B)  Periphery countries demand high prices for resources and control extraction. 
C)  Core countries exploit periphery countries to extract their natural resources. 
D)  Core countries sign equitable treaties with periphery countries to gain resources. 
A)  Periphery countries control the core countries from the outside. 
B)  Periphery countries demand high prices for resources and control extraction. 
C)  Core countries exploit periphery countries to extract their natural resources. 
D)  Core countries sign equitable treaties with periphery countries to gain resources.

Question 8

Countries that spend more on healthcare usually have longer average life expectancy. What is unusual about the United States in this context?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. spends 1.5 times more than Canada, but has a shorter life expectancy. 
B)  The U.S. spends less than Japan, but has a longer life expectancy. 
C)  Canada spends twice as much as the U.S., but has a shorter life expectancy. 
D)  The U.S. has the longest life expectancy in the world, but spends less than most. 
A)  The U.S. spends 1.5 times more than Canada, but has a shorter life expectancy. 
B)  The U.S. spends less than Japan, but has a longer life expectancy. 
C)  Canada spends twice as much as the U.S., but has a shorter life expectancy. 
D)  The U.S. has the longest life expectancy in the world, but spends less than most.

Question 9

Travelers no longer need to exchange currency because most bankcards are universal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is a challenge Stevenson and Peterson faced in their research into the environmental attitudes of middle school students?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had to write questions students could understand. 
B)  They had to avoid creating despair. 
C)  Middle school students are usually very self-centered. 
D)  Many science teachers refused to take part in the study. 
A)  They had to write questions students could understand. 
B)  They had to avoid creating despair. 
C)  Middle school students are usually very self-centered. 
D)  Many science teachers refused to take part in the study.

Question 11

Ayelen is so used to having many options in the cereal aisle of the supermarket that she feels uncomfortable in smaller stores with fewer options. Ayelen's society is most likely in the ______ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional 
B)  mass consumption 
C)  economic takeoff 
D)  technological maturity 
A)  traditional 
B)  mass consumption 
C)  economic takeoff 
D)  technological maturity

Question 12

Improvements in transportation have allowed the world to become more interconnected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Absolute poverty decreases, growth of cities, and demands for expanding political rights characterize which of Rostow's periods?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technological maturity 
B)  Economic takeoff 
C)  Mass consumption 
D)  Traditional 
A)  Technological maturity 
B)  Economic takeoff 
C)  Mass consumption 
D)  Traditional

Question 14

Explain how developing countries can become trapped in debt and the consequences of that trap.

Accepted Answer

Developed countries may seek to help dev

Question 15

Citizens of South Africa live shorter lives on average than citizens of India, due to inequality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After hearing via social media that his family was safe after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Abhilasha used Facebook to donate to relief efforts. This is an example of the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  internet of things 
B)  commodity chain 
C)  global village 
D)  dissemination of ideals 
A)  internet of things 
B)  commodity chain 
C)  global village 
D)  dissemination of ideals

Question 17

All citizens in a country benefit from increased equality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to modernization theory, what is one reason that countries are poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  They stick with traditional and inefficient institutions. 
B)  They just do not work hard enough to succeed. 
C)  Their embrace of capitalism holds them back. 
D)  They refuse to admit that the U.S. knows what is best. 
A)  They stick with traditional and inefficient institutions. 
B)  They just do not work hard enough to succeed. 
C)  Their embrace of capitalism holds them back. 
D)  They refuse to admit that the U.S. knows what is best.

Question 19

Compare advantages and disadvantages of world society theory.

Accepted Answer

There are some big advantages to the wor

Question 20

Wilkinson and Pickett's research found what increased as the level of inequality increased?

Accepted Answer

A)  Life expectancy 
B)  Violent crime 
C)  Healthcare costs 
D)  Voter turnout 
A)  Life expectancy 
B)  Violent crime 
C)  Healthcare costs 
D)  Voter turnout

The United States has a Gini index of 0.42; what does that mean?

How can inequality affect both rich people and poor people?

Marital rape was criminalized in the United States in 1945.

How is world society theory different from world systems theory?

How does modernization theory support world systems theory?

One positive element of globalization is growing acceptance of the idea of ______.

What is the relationship between core and periphery countries?

Countries that spend more on healthcare usually have longer average life expectancy. What is unusual about the United States in this context?

Travelers no longer need to exchange currency because most bankcards are universal.

What is a challenge Stevenson and Peterson faced in their research into the environmental attitudes of middle school students?

Ayelen is so used to having many options in the cereal aisle of the supermarket that she feels uncomfortable in smaller stores with fewer options. Ayelen's society is most likely in the ______ period.

Improvements in transportation have allowed the world to become more interconnected.

Absolute poverty decreases, growth of cities, and demands for expanding political rights characterize which of Rostow's periods?

Explain how developing countries can become trapped in debt and the consequences of that trap.

Citizens of South Africa live shorter lives on average than citizens of India, due to inequality.

After hearing via social media that his family was safe after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Abhilasha used Facebook to donate to relief efforts. This is an example of the ______.

All citizens in a country benefit from increased equality.

According to modernization theory, what is one reason that countries are poor?

Compare advantages and disadvantages of world society theory.

Wilkinson and Pickett's research found what increased as the level of inequality increased?

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Socialization and Social Interaction

Deviance, Law, and Crime

Social Stratification and Social Class

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Exam 12: Globalization and Global Inequality

The United States has a Gini index of 0.42; what does that mean?

How can inequality affect both rich people and poor people?

Marital rape was criminalized in the United States in 1945.

How is world society theory different from world systems theory?

How does modernization theory support world systems theory?

One positive element of globalization is growing acceptance of the idea of ______.

What is the relationship between core and periphery countries?

Countries that spend more on healthcare usually have longer average life expectancy. What is unusual about the United States in this context?

Travelers no longer need to exchange currency because most bankcards are universal.

What is a challenge Stevenson and Peterson faced in their research into the environmental attitudes of middle school students?

Ayelen is so used to having many options in the cereal aisle of the supermarket that she feels uncomfortable in smaller stores with fewer options. Ayelen's society is most likely in the ______ period.

Improvements in transportation have allowed the world to become more interconnected.

Absolute poverty decreases, growth of cities, and demands for expanding political rights characterize which of Rostow's periods?

Explain how developing countries can become trapped in debt and the consequences of that trap.

Citizens of South Africa live shorter lives on average than citizens of India, due to inequality.

After hearing via social media that his family was safe after the tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Abhilasha used Facebook to donate to relief efforts. This is an example of the ______.

All citizens in a country benefit from increased equality.

According to modernization theory, what is one reason that countries are poor?

Compare advantages and disadvantages of world society theory.

Wilkinson and Pickett's research found what increased as the level of inequality increased?

The Sociological Imagination

Socialization and Social Interaction

Deviance, Law, and Crime

Social Stratification and Social Class

Race and Ethnicity

Gender at the Intersections

Language, Media, and Culture

The Family and Intimate Relationships

Education

Work and Rationalization

Health

Change Through Policy and the Law

Social Movements

Filters