Exam 9: Race and Ethnicity

Based on the Gini coefficient, which of these countries has the highest economic inequality?

Ideas regarding underdevelopment were popularized by___________ in his 1949 inaugural address. He stated that nations in the Southern Hemisphere were "underdeveloped areas" because of their low gross national product.

Low-income economies are primarily found in countries in ___________, where half of the world's population resides.

Bringing about social change requires ___________.

The ___________measures the degree of income inequality within a country.

Dependency theory has little or no relevance for the economic growth and development in___________ .

How do capital flight and deindustrialization affect high-income economies?

With regard to education around the world,______________________ .

For countries in the middle of the human development index, the average life expectancy at birth is about 12 years less than that of people in countries at the top of the HDI.

According to world systems theory, the capitalist world economy is a global system divided into a hierarchy of three major types of nations.

The fourth stage of Rostow's stages of economic development is the ___________and is accompanied by a high standard of living.

In addition to gross national income (GNI), the human development index considers living standards, life expectancy, and ____________.

Almost all commodity production today involves a producer-driven commodity chain.

Improving a country's gross national income (GNI) does not necessarily improve the standard of living for the poorest people living in that country.

Compare theories of uneven development that are associated with functionalism and those associated with conflict theory. Highlight the significant differences.

Probably the most affected by poverty in low-income economies are ___________.

Because of___________ , extreme global poverty has declined in recent years.

Countries in the___________ have little or no industrialization and the lowest standards of living, shortest life expectancies, and highest rates of mortality.

Global stratification ______________________.

Which of the major sociological perspectives is closely associated with modernization theory?