Deck 18: Globalisation, Power, and Social Movements

Question 1

What is the term for a political philosophy that supports traditional values, cultural homogeneity, social hierarchies, and the status quo?

A) Conservatism
B) Liberalism
C) Capitalism
D) Socialism

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What is the term for a political philosophy that supports state ownership and distribution of economic resources?

A) Liberalism
B) Socialism
C) Economic rationalism
D) Conservatism

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of political dealignment?

A) A decline in class voting patterns
B) A decline in class-specific parties
C) Voter apathy due to the inability of political parties to deliver on core promises
D) Both a and b

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What is the contested term for the change from an agrarian or 'traditional' society to a nation state based on the rule of law, secularisation, industrialisation, urbanisation, and a reliance on science and reason?

A) Neo-liberalism
B) Convergence
C) Globalisation
D) Modernisation

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of political globalisation?

A) The progressive integration of the financial markets
B) Cross-national networks and alliances such as NATO
C) The increasing international mobility of capital, goods, and services
D) Enhanced trade liberalisation through free-trade agreements between countries

Question 6

What is the name of the neo-Marxist theory that explains how developing (periphery, Southern) societies are locked through trade links in exploitative relations with developed (core, Northern) societies?

A) Modernisation theory
B) Dependency theory
C) Southern theory
D) Trade liberalisation theory

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of cultural globalisation?

A) International media networks
B) Cross-national networks or work organisations
C) The increasing international mobility of people
D) Enhanced trade of goods and services between countries

Question 8

'Risk society' is closely associated with which sociologist?

A) Ulrich Beck
B) Anthony Giddens
C) Ralf Dahrendorf
D) Immanuel Wallerstein

Question 9

What is the term for a trend towards the primacy of individual choice, freedom, and self-responsibility?

A) Modernism
B) Conservatism
C) Individualisation
D) Democratisation

Question 10

Which sociological theory suggests that global economic processes benefit some nations over others?

A) Neo-liberalism
B) Neo-Maoist theory
C) World-Systems theory
D) Socialism