Question 1

Citizens of the UK and United States are more likely to suffer from mental illness than citizens of Japan and Italy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of Rostow's society types is characterized by subsistence farming or hunting and gathering?

Accepted Answer

A)  Economic takeoff 
B)  Mass consumption 
C)  Traditional 
D)  Transitional 
A)  Economic takeoff 
B)  Mass consumption 
C)  Traditional 
D)  Transitional

Question 3

Rolland can keep track of developing Hong Kong protests from his home in London by using social media. This makes the world seem smaller as part of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  imperialism 
B)  capitalism 
C)  appropriation 
D)  globalization 
A)  imperialism 
B)  capitalism 
C)  appropriation 
D)  globalization

Question 4

What environmental consequences can arise from core countries exploiting those on the periphery?

Accepted Answer

A)  Core countries export their trash to periphery countries for disposal. 
B)  Periphery countries are polluted during the resource extraction process. 
C)  Huge amounts of carbon are released in the shipping process. 
D)  Periphery countries become markets for goods made with their own resources. 
A)  Core countries export their trash to periphery countries for disposal. 
B)  Periphery countries are polluted during the resource extraction process. 
C)  Huge amounts of carbon are released in the shipping process. 
D)  Periphery countries become markets for goods made with their own resources.

Question 5

Core media outlets rarely report on events in periphery countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

______ plans for developing countries involves forgiving loan repayment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Deploying peacekeepers 
B)  Development assistance 
C)  Microfinancing 
D)  Debt relief 
A)  Deploying peacekeepers 
B)  Development assistance 
C)  Microfinancing 
D)  Debt relief

Question 7

Mererid and all her friends moved from rural Wales to London looking for better employment opportunities. She often marches in rallies advocating for women's suffrage. This community is most likely in the ______ period.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Why is it nearly impossible for local businesses in periphery countries to compete with corporations from core countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Core countries actively destabilize governments in periphery countries so they can control markets. 
B)  Periphery countries are forced to allow core countries to sell their goods cheaper than local prices. 
C)  Core countries use expensive research to determine what people in periphery countries want. 
D)  Periphery countries sell resources cheap, but must buy expensive equipment from core countries. 
A)  Core countries actively destabilize governments in periphery countries so they can control markets. 
B)  Periphery countries are forced to allow core countries to sell their goods cheaper than local prices. 
C)  Core countries use expensive research to determine what people in periphery countries want. 
D)  Periphery countries sell resources cheap, but must buy expensive equipment from core countries.

Question 9

Increasing globalization and international privatization has forced many developing countries to sell national institutions to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pay down debt 
B)  purchase natural resources 
C)  attract corporate investors 
D)  reward workers 
A)  pay down debt 
B)  purchase natural resources 
C)  attract corporate investors 
D)  reward workers

Question 10

What assumption about the past is made by the proponents of modernization theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  There has always been a large gap between rich and poor. 
B)  Everyone was impoverished for most of human history. 
C)  The rich always seek to exploit the poor. 
D)  Poor people are too lazy to work their way up. 
A)  There has always been a large gap between rich and poor. 
B)  Everyone was impoverished for most of human history. 
C)  The rich always seek to exploit the poor. 
D)  Poor people are too lazy to work their way up.

Question 11

Foreign investment in developing countries can sometimes help them move from core to periphery status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Marshall McLuhan described the increasing speed of communication as part of his concept of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the global village 
B)  the internet of things 
C)  radicalization 
D)  isolationism 
A)  the global village 
B)  the internet of things 
C)  radicalization 
D)  isolationism

Question 13

What is one benefit of monocropping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher crop yield 
B)  Increased fertilizer use 
C)  Extensive irrigation 
D)  Soil nutrient depletion 
A)  Higher crop yield 
B)  Increased fertilizer use 
C)  Extensive irrigation 
D)  Soil nutrient depletion

Question 14

What is one way corporations from core countries exploit countries in the periphery?

Accepted Answer

A)  They outsource labor to places that pay very low wages. 
B)  They use whichever labor force can assemble products fastest. 
C)  They partner with local people to build factories together. 
D)  They export their natural resources in exchange for high wages. 
A)  They outsource labor to places that pay very low wages. 
B)  They use whichever labor force can assemble products fastest. 
C)  They partner with local people to build factories together. 
D)  They export their natural resources in exchange for high wages.

Question 15

How does Wallerstein's world systems theory differ from modernization theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It supports capitalism more directly than modernization theory. 
B)  It points out the inherent inequality in the globalization process. 
C)  It is biased toward Eastern cultures rather than Western cultures. 
D)  He blames most of the world's problems on European culture. 
A)  It supports capitalism more directly than modernization theory. 
B)  It points out the inherent inequality in the globalization process. 
C)  It is biased toward Eastern cultures rather than Western cultures. 
D)  He blames most of the world's problems on European culture.

Question 16

What change do modernization theorists suggest traditional societies need to take in order to become more modern?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional societies must pattern themselves after the United States. 
B)  They should become patriarchal rather than egalitarian. 
C)  Traditional societies need to be more sedentary and give up pastoralism. 
D)  They should grow high-yield cash crops rather than subsistence farming. 
A)  Traditional societies must pattern themselves after the United States. 
B)  They should become patriarchal rather than egalitarian. 
C)  Traditional societies need to be more sedentary and give up pastoralism. 
D)  They should grow high-yield cash crops rather than subsistence farming.

Question 17

What is one example of societies around the world becoming more culturally similar?

Accepted Answer

A)  More countries have outlawed pedophilia and punish rape more harshly. 
B)  Most countries watch the same television programs and advertisements. 
C)  Fewer countries are relying on democracy, and turning to authoritarianism instead. 
D)  Non-procreative sexual activity faces increased regulation. 
A)  More countries have outlawed pedophilia and punish rape more harshly. 
B)  Most countries watch the same television programs and advertisements. 
C)  Fewer countries are relying on democracy, and turning to authoritarianism instead. 
D)  Non-procreative sexual activity faces increased regulation.

Question 18

Societies begin to produce enough goods to trade them with other societies for profit in the ______ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  technological maturity 
B)  economic takeoff 
C)  mass consumption 
D)  pre-condition for takeoff 
A)  technological maturity 
B)  economic takeoff 
C)  mass consumption 
D)  pre-condition for takeoff

Question 19

One of the goals of the United Nations is to cut global poverty in half.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of Rostow's periods features a large and diverse selection of goods available, and people getting used to such abundance?

Accepted Answer

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

Citizens of the UK and United States are more likely to suffer from mental illness than citizens of Japan and Italy.

Which of Rostow's society types is characterized by subsistence farming or hunting and gathering?

Rolland can keep track of developing Hong Kong protests from his home in London by using social media. This makes the world seem smaller as part of ______.

What environmental consequences can arise from core countries exploiting those on the periphery?

Core media outlets rarely report on events in periphery countries.

______ plans for developing countries involves forgiving loan repayment.

Mererid and all her friends moved from rural Wales to London looking for better employment opportunities. She often marches in rallies advocating for women's suffrage. This community is most likely in the ______ period.

Why is it nearly impossible for local businesses in periphery countries to compete with corporations from core countries?

Increasing globalization and international privatization has forced many developing countries to sell national institutions to ______.

What assumption about the past is made by the proponents of modernization theory?

Foreign investment in developing countries can sometimes help them move from core to periphery status.

Marshall McLuhan described the increasing speed of communication as part of his concept of ______.

What is one benefit of monocropping?

What is one way corporations from core countries exploit countries in the periphery?

How does Wallerstein's world systems theory differ from modernization theory?

What change do modernization theorists suggest traditional societies need to take in order to become more modern?

What is one example of societies around the world becoming more culturally similar?

Societies begin to produce enough goods to trade them with other societies for profit in the ______ period.

One of the goals of the United Nations is to cut global poverty in half.

Which of Rostow's periods features a large and diverse selection of goods available, and people getting used to such abundance?

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

Exam 12: Globalization and Global Inequality

Citizens of the UK and United States are more likely to suffer from mental illness than citizens of Japan and Italy.

Which of Rostow's society types is characterized by subsistence farming or hunting and gathering?

Rolland can keep track of developing Hong Kong protests from his home in London by using social media. This makes the world seem smaller as part of ______.

What environmental consequences can arise from core countries exploiting those on the periphery?

Core media outlets rarely report on events in periphery countries.

______ plans for developing countries involves forgiving loan repayment.

Mererid and all her friends moved from rural Wales to London looking for better employment opportunities. She often marches in rallies advocating for women's suffrage. This community is most likely in the ______ period.

Why is it nearly impossible for local businesses in periphery countries to compete with corporations from core countries?

Increasing globalization and international privatization has forced many developing countries to sell national institutions to ______.

What assumption about the past is made by the proponents of modernization theory?

Foreign investment in developing countries can sometimes help them move from core to periphery status.

Marshall McLuhan described the increasing speed of communication as part of his concept of ______.

What is one benefit of monocropping?

What is one way corporations from core countries exploit countries in the periphery?

How does Wallerstein's world systems theory differ from modernization theory?

What change do modernization theorists suggest traditional societies need to take in order to become more modern?

What is one example of societies around the world becoming more culturally similar?

Societies begin to produce enough goods to trade them with other societies for profit in the ______ period.

One of the goals of the United Nations is to cut global poverty in half.

Which of Rostow's periods features a large and diverse selection of goods available, and people getting used to such abundance?

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