Exam 9: Race and Ethnicity

Dependency theory does not explain how East Asia and India have historically been dependent on foreign aid and foreign trade yet have still experienced rapid economic growth.

Production networks for large retailers such as Walmart are termed ___________.

Low-income countries are primarily ___________and have little industrialization and low levels of national and personal income.

A 2016 Oxfam report indicated that the richest 62 individuals in the world own as much wealth as the poorest half of the world's population.

___________are nations characterized by highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial, administrative, and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and per capita income.

About ___________countries are classified as low-income economies by the World Bank.

The___________ is a measure of the number of deaths per thousand live births in a calendar year.

Within the "Three Worlds" approach, ___________refers to rich, industrialized nations that primarily had capitalist economic systems and democratic political systems.

Most sociologists studying global inequality agree that___________ .

Explain the various measures of poverty and inequality. Discuss the difficulties in obtaining accurate data for measuring poverty and inequality.

Economic growth and higher incomes in low- and middle-developed nations are not always necessary to bring about improvements in health and education.

Despite a decrease in tobacco smoking in high-income countries, there has been a global increase in per capita tobacco consumption.

All of the following are reasons why women and children are especially affected by poverty in low-income economies except ___________.

___________refers to countries with at least a moderate level of economic development and a moderate standard of living.

Population researchers believe that issues such as population growth, economic development, and environmental problems must be seen as independent issues.

After several decades of development programs sponsored by the World Bank and the United Nations, global poverty ____________.

The upper and lower limits for the categorization of countries according to their levels of income are set by the __________.

A condition in which people do not have the means to secure the most basic necessities of life is called __________.

Throughout the world, the countries that have been most successful in moving from low- to middle-income status have been those that are most centrally involved in the global capitalist economy.

Within world systems theory, South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Brazil, and India are examples of ___________.