Question 1

The concept of global commodity chains attempts to describe what characteristic of the global economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the increasing globalization of manufacturing 
B)  the shift from global to local manufacturing 
C)  the increasing globalization of financial markets 
D)  the shift from global to local food production 
A)  the increasing globalization of manufacturing 
B)  the shift from global to local manufacturing 
C)  the increasing globalization of financial markets 
D)  the shift from global to local food production

Question 2

What is one of the ways that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has profoundly altered life in African countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has killed a high percentage of newborn infants. 
B)  It has killed many working-age adults. 
C)  It has led to an increase in other sexually transmitted infections. 
D)  It has led to a reconfiguration of family structures due to the lack of fathers. 
A)  It has killed a high percentage of newborn infants. 
B)  It has killed many working-age adults. 
C)  It has led to an increase in other sexually transmitted infections. 
D)  It has led to a reconfiguration of family structures due to the lack of fathers.

Question 3

MATCHING
-Neoliberalism

Accepted Answer

A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries 
A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries

Question 4

What was highly significant about the rapid economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific?

Accepted Answer

A)  The region saw a reduction in extreme poverty from 80 percent in 1981 to less than 4 percent in 2013. 
B)  The region was growing while the rest of the world was experiencing economic crisis. 
C)  This region received economic aid from the Soviet Union during the Cold War. 
D)  The region became a central part of the development of technology. 
A)  The region saw a reduction in extreme poverty from 80 percent in 1981 to less than 4 percent in 2013. 
B)  The region was growing while the rest of the world was experiencing economic crisis. 
C)  This region received economic aid from the Soviet Union during the Cold War. 
D)  The region became a central part of the development of technology.

Question 5

Hunger is a global problem, although it does not occur equally throughout the world. Which of the following best characterizes those countries where a high percentage of people go hungry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Countries with a very large population, such as China, have a very high rate of hunger. 
B)  Island nations have among the highest hunger rates. 
C)  Sub-Saharan African countries are among the highest in rates of hunger. 
D)  The highest concentration of hunger is found in the Middle East. 
A)  Countries with a very large population, such as China, have a very high rate of hunger. 
B)  Island nations have among the highest hunger rates. 
C)  Sub-Saharan African countries are among the highest in rates of hunger. 
D)  The highest concentration of hunger is found in the Middle East.

Question 6

Which type of theorist would argue that a low-income society can develop if people give up their traditional ways and adopt new economic institutions, technologies, and values?

Accepted Answer

A)  world-systems 
B)  dependent development 
C)  neoliberalism 
D)  modernization 
A)  world-systems 
B)  dependent development 
C)  neoliberalism 
D)  modernization

Question 7

What is a characteristic of market-oriented theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  blame low-income countries for their poverty rather than acknowledge outside factors 
B)  acknowledge the importance of business operations of more powerful nations in sustaining inequality 
C)  acknowledge the ways government can work with the private sector to spur economic development 
D)  adequately explain why some countries take off economically while others remain grounded in poverty and underdevelopment 
A)  blame low-income countries for their poverty rather than acknowledge outside factors 
B)  acknowledge the importance of business operations of more powerful nations in sustaining inequality 
C)  acknowledge the ways government can work with the private sector to spur economic development 
D)  adequately explain why some countries take off economically while others remain grounded in poverty and underdevelopment

Question 8

MATCHING
-Dependent development

Accepted Answer

A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries 
A) The process whereby Western nations established their rule in parts of the world away from their home territories 
B) The economic belief that free-market forces, achieved by minimizing government restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth 
C) The world economy is made up of core, semiperiphery, and periphery countries 
D) Marxist theory of economic development 
E) Worldwide networks of labor and production processes yielding a finished product
F)Argues that low-income societies can develop economically only if they adopt modern economic institutions, technologies, and cultural values
G)Under certain circumstances, poor countries can still develop economically, although only in ways shaped by their reliance on wealthier countries

Question 9

Is globalization the principal cause of job loss and growing inequality in the United States? What strategies would you suggest to reduce job loss and growing inequality? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

In 2016, high-income countries had 16 percent of the world's population. How much of the world's total income did these same countries have?

Accepted Answer

A)  16 percent 
B)  32 percent 
C)  64 percent 
D)  95 percent 
A)  16 percent 
B)  32 percent 
C)  64 percent 
D)  95 percent

Question 11

Where are most of the lowest-income countries found today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Central Africa 
B)  Central America 
C)  South Asia 
D)  South America 
A)  Central Africa 
B)  Central America 
C)  South Asia 
D)  South America

Question 12

What type of governments contributed to economic growth in the East Asian newly industrializing economies (NIEs) during the 1980s and 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A)  weak 
B)  totalitarian 
C)  strong 
D)  Communist 
A)  weak 
B)  totalitarian 
C)  strong 
D)  Communist

Question 13

With which of the following statements would a market-oriented theorist agree?

Accepted Answer

A)  International capitalism has facilitated poverty in low-income countries. 
B)  The most effective way for low-income countries to develop economically is to mimic the successful capitalist practices of the United States. 
C)  The key to economic success in low-income countries is for the government to harness the cultural beliefs of the people into a productive unit. 
D)  The economic plight of poor countries could be alleviated with more government intervention. 
A)  International capitalism has facilitated poverty in low-income countries. 
B)  The most effective way for low-income countries to develop economically is to mimic the successful capitalist practices of the United States. 
C)  The key to economic success in low-income countries is for the government to harness the cultural beliefs of the people into a productive unit. 
D)  The economic plight of poor countries could be alleviated with more government intervention.

Question 14

What is the primary legacy of colonialism from the perspective of a dependency theorist?

Accepted Answer

A)  corruption in government 
B)  continuing violence 
C)  transnational corporations 
D)  loss of cultural identity 
A)  corruption in government 
B)  continuing violence 
C)  transnational corporations 
D)  loss of cultural identity

Question 15

Dependency theories rely on theories developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Max Weber 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Immanuel Wallerstein 
D)  Karl Marx 
A)  Max Weber 
B)  Émile Durkheim 
C)  Immanuel Wallerstein 
D)  Karl Marx

Question 16

Trace the global commodity chain involved in the production and sale of the Apple iPhone. Explain the concept of a global commodity chain. Use the example of the iPhone to demonstrate what tracing a commodity from production to consumption tells us about the nature of global economic activity. Your answer should be one to two paragraphs in length.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Trace the global commodity chain involved in...

Question 17

The AIDS epidemic, warfare, climate change, and economic stratification have all contributed to world hunger and famine. Which statement best characterizes the causes of world hunger?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of factors are not caused by natural forces but rather by social or human forces. 
B)  All of these forces are equally powerful in shaping hunger worldwide. 
C)  Climate change is the most severe problem that affects hunger worldwide. 
D)  The rapid growth of technology has recently eclipsed all other factors in how it affects hunger. 
A)  The majority of factors are not caused by natural forces but rather by social or human forces. 
B)  All of these forces are equally powerful in shaping hunger worldwide. 
C)  Climate change is the most severe problem that affects hunger worldwide. 
D)  The rapid growth of technology has recently eclipsed all other factors in how it affects hunger.

Question 18

As world hunger has increased, global food production has:

Accepted Answer

A)  significantly declined 
B)  slightly declined 
C)  stayed the same 
D)  increased 
A)  significantly declined 
B)  slightly declined 
C)  stayed the same 
D)  increased

Question 19

According to world-systems theory, the world is divided into three unequal economic zones. What are these three zones, and how are they related to each other? What criticisms can be made of this approach? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to world-systems theory, the world is...

The concept of global commodity chains attempts to describe what characteristic of the global economy?

What is one of the ways that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has profoundly altered life in African countries?

MATCHING -Neoliberalism

What was highly significant about the rapid economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific?

Hunger is a global problem, although it does not occur equally throughout the world. Which of the following best characterizes those countries where a high percentage of people go hungry?

Which type of theorist would argue that a low-income society can develop if people give up their traditional ways and adopt new economic institutions, technologies, and values?

What is a characteristic of market-oriented theories?

MATCHING -Dependent development

Is globalization the principal cause of job loss and growing inequality in the United States? What strategies would you suggest to reduce job loss and growing inequality? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

In 2016, high-income countries had 16 percent of the world's population. How much of the world's total income did these same countries have?

Where are most of the lowest-income countries found today?

What type of governments contributed to economic growth in the East Asian newly industrializing economies (NIEs) during the 1980s and 1990s?

With which of the following statements would a market-oriented theorist agree?

What is the primary legacy of colonialism from the perspective of a dependency theorist?

Dependency theories rely on theories developed by:

The AIDS epidemic, warfare, climate change, and economic stratification have all contributed to world hunger and famine. Which statement best characterizes the causes of world hunger?

As world hunger has increased, global food production has:

According to world-systems theory, the world is divided into three unequal economic zones. What are these three zones, and how are they related to each other? What criticisms can be made of this approach? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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The concept of global commodity chains attempts to describe what characteristic of the global economy?

What is one of the ways that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has profoundly altered life in African countries?

MATCHING -Neoliberalism

What was highly significant about the rapid economic growth in East Asia and the Pacific?

Hunger is a global problem, although it does not occur equally throughout the world. Which of the following best characterizes those countries where a high percentage of people go hungry?

Which type of theorist would argue that a low-income society can develop if people give up their traditional ways and adopt new economic institutions, technologies, and values?

What is a characteristic of market-oriented theories?

MATCHING -Dependent development

Is globalization the principal cause of job loss and growing inequality in the United States? What strategies would you suggest to reduce job loss and growing inequality? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

In 2016, high-income countries had 16 percent of the world's population. How much of the world's total income did these same countries have?

Where are most of the lowest-income countries found today?

What type of governments contributed to economic growth in the East Asian newly industrializing economies (NIEs) during the 1980s and 1990s?

With which of the following statements would a market-oriented theorist agree?

What is the primary legacy of colonialism from the perspective of a dependency theorist?

Dependency theories rely on theories developed by:

The AIDS epidemic, warfare, climate change, and economic stratification have all contributed to world hunger and famine. Which statement best characterizes the causes of world hunger?

As world hunger has increased, global food production has:

According to world-systems theory, the world is divided into three unequal economic zones. What are these three zones, and how are they related to each other? What criticisms can be made of this approach? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

What Is Sociology

Asking and Answering Sociological Questions

Culture and Society

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Aging

Government, Political Power, and Social Movements

Work and Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education

Religion in Modern Society

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Population, Urbanization, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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