Question 1

Discuss the cultural impacts of globalization.Do you think these are more a matter of "cultural imperialism" or "fragmentation of cultural forms"? Justify your position.

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Question 2

In recent years,participants in social movements have shown an ability to do something that is particularly worrisome to oppressive governments.This is the ability to:

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A)  develop charismatic leadership 
B)  coordinate international political campaigns by using the Internet and other technology 
C)  make phone calls to their elected representatives 
D)  charter buses to transport demonstrators to rallies

Question 3

The increased risk of skin cancer is a manufactured risk that likely relates to:

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A)  people not wearing enough sunscreen 
B)  mad cow disease 
C)  the depletion of the ozone layer 
D)  changing beauty norms

Question 4

Which perspective on globalization,exemplified by Kenichi Ohmae,argues that globalization is producing a borderless world in which national governments are no longer in control of their own economies?

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A)  the skeptics 
B)  the hyperglobalizers 
C)  the transformationalists 
D)  the critics

Question 5

According to the transformationalist perspective on globalization,the political structures of countries are adapting to challenges from:

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A)  new forms of economic and social organization 
B)  a declining world economy 
C)  resistant citizens 
D)  terrorist organizations

Question 6

Samuel's father was laid off from his job at the automobile-part manufacturing plant after it closed.Samuel currently works at Starbucks,and he is going to night school at the local community college to learn computer programming.Samuel's experience reflects which of the following?

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A)  service society 
B)  industrial society 
C)  robotic society 
D)  alien society

Question 7

New social movements are at the heart of __________,the sphere between the state and the marketplace occupied by family,community associations,and other noneconomic institutions.

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A)  civil society 
B)  structural strain 
C)  institutional control 
D)  social mobilization

Question 8

According to Neil Smelser,social movements are motivated by:

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A)  political breakdown 
B)  clashes of goals 
C)  an inspirational leader 
D)  a response to social conditions

Question 9

According to a 2014 report by Oxfam International,almost __________ of the world's wealth is currently owned by just __________of the population.

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A)  50 percent; 1 percent 
B)  70 percent; 1 percent 
C)  10 percent; 10 percent 
D)  50 percent; 50 percent

Question 10

Which of the following is included in the cultural factors that might influence social change?

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A)  government 
B)  communication systems 
C)  health 
D)  corporations

Question 11

How would you best describe the gap in economic growth between the poorest and the richest countries?

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A)  Technological changes have allowed the poorest countries to catch up to their wealthier neighbors. 
B)  The disparity between the developed and the developing worlds widened steadily over the 20th century and is now the largest it has ever been. 
C)  The gap between the world's richest and poorest countries has narrowed significantly in the past 25 years. 
D)  The increase in international trade has made the gap between the richest and poorest countries almost disappear.

Question 12

According to the textbook,in terms of people's working lives,globalization makes it more likely that individuals will experience:

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A)  a labor market that values skills in manual labor 
B)  a career in the manufacturing industry 
C)  working for one company over the course of their lives 
D)  a self-made career path,with several employment changes over their lifetime

Question 13

Seen as a unique product of late modern society,__________ differ significantly in methods,motivations,and orientations from the collective action of earlier times.

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A)  liberal democracies 
B)  nation-states 
C)  civil society goals 
D)  new social movements

Question 14

James Davies argues that relative deprivation,not absolute deprivation,is what motivates revolution.Relative deprivation is the discrepancy between:

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A)  those who believe society should be guided by religious faith and those who believe that capitalism should be the focus 
B)  those who own the means of production and workers 
C)  the educated and those with fewer skills 
D)  the lives people are forced to lead and what they think could realistically be achieved

Question 15

Which term has been used to describe the new society that is no longer based on industrialism?

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A)  cyborg society 
B)  sexual society 
C)  knowledge society 
D)  industrial society

Question 16

The growth of jobs in the retail and food service sector and the decline in manufacturing jobs is referred to as:

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A)  service society 
B)  industrial society 
C)  information society 
D)  low-wage society

Question 17

According to transformationalists,globalization is a dynamic and open process that is subject to influence and change.Which attribute is associated with this view?

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A)  Globalization is a one-way flow of images,information,and influences. 
B)  Globalization is a decentered and self-aware process characterized by links and cultural flows that work in a multidimensional way. 
C)  We live in a state-centric world; governments must adopt a more active,inward-looking stance because of the process of globalization. 
D)  Information takes longer to travel across space and time.

Question 18

The textbook defines social change as:

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A)  the transformation of the physical world 
B)  the increase in protests around the world 
C)  the transformation of the social institutions and culture of a society over time 
D)  social order in social institutions

Question 19

According to postmodernists,there is "no such thing as history." What do they mean by this statement? Do you agree or disagree with their view of globalization?

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Question 20

Jon and Huong are friends attending college in different states.They keep in contact through e-mail,texting,and social networking Web sites.Based on this example,technology has the capacity to do what?

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A)  overcome cultural differences 
B)  link economic and cultural gains 
C)  overcome the move toward the service economy 
D)  compress time and space

Exam 16: Globalization in a Changing World