Question 1

Explain the new international division of labor theory and compare the use of global commodity chains.

Accepted Answer

According to the new international divis

Question 2

One major cause of shorter life expectancy in low-income nations is the high _______ rate.

Accepted Answer

A) crude-birth 
B) fertility 
C) infant mortality 
D) crude-death 
A) crude-birth 
B) fertility 
C) infant mortality 
D) crude-death

Question 3

According to Walt Rostow, economic advisor to U.S. President Kennedy, one of the largest barriers to development in low-income nations was the __________ held by people, particularly beliefs that are fatalistic, such as viewing extreme hardship and economic deprivation as inevitable and unavoidable facts of life.

Accepted Answer

A) traditional cultural values 
B) degree of ethnocentrism 
C) nontraditional cultural norms 
D) level of cultural relativism 
A) traditional cultural values 
B) degree of ethnocentrism 
C) nontraditional cultural norms 
D) level of cultural relativism

Question 4

The average life expectancy at birth of people in low-income countries is about __________ years less than that of people in high-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 23 
C) 30 
D) 35 
A) 15 
B) 23 
C) 30 
D) 35

Question 5

The income gap between the richest and the poorest 20 percent of the world population __________.

Accepted Answer

A) is greater in urban than in rural areas 
B) has significantly decreased 
C) is beginning to decline 
D) continues to widen 
A) is greater in urban than in rural areas 
B) has significantly decreased 
C) is beginning to decline 
D) continues to widen

Question 6

The gap between some richer and middle- or lower-income nations has __________for life expectancy, adult literacy, and daily calorie supply.

Accepted Answer

A) continued to widen 
B) narrowed significantly 
C) remained the same for three decades 
D) narrowed only within the past decade 
A) continued to widen 
B) narrowed significantly 
C) remained the same for three decades 
D) narrowed only within the past decade

Question 7

According to the World Bank, some nations have been more successful than others in implementing key elements of change and bringing about a higher standard of living for their citizens. Which of the following factors was not cited as visible signs of problems in the transition toward a free market economy?

Accepted Answer

A) high rates of inflation 
B) high life-expectancy rates 
C) growing gap between the rich and the poor 
D) homeless children 
A) high rates of inflation 
B) high life-expectancy rates 
C) growing gap between the rich and the poor 
D) homeless children

Question 8

Which part of the world (at 47%) has the highest percentage of the world's illiterate population age 15 and older?

Accepted Answer

A) Middle East 
B) Latin America 
C) South Asia 
D) Sub-Saharan Africa 
A) Middle East 
B) Latin America 
C) South Asia 
D) Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 9

Summarize Walt Rostow's perspective on global inequality.

Accepted Answer

Perhaps the best-known modernization the

Question 10

South to south migrants consist of people who have moved from one developing nation to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Explain the new international division of labor theory and compare the use of global commodity chains.

One major cause of shorter life expectancy in low-income nations is the high _______ rate.

The average life expectancy at birth of people in low-income countries is about __________ years less than that of people in high-income nations.

The income gap between the richest and the poorest 20 percent of the world population __________.

The gap between some richer and middle- or lower-income nations has __________for life expectancy, adult literacy, and daily calorie supply.

Which part of the world (at 47%) has the highest percentage of the world's illiterate population age 15 and older?

Summarize Walt Rostow's perspective on global inequality.

South to south migrants consist of people who have moved from one developing nation to another.

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Exam 8: Global Stratification.

Explain the new international division of labor theory and compare the use of global commodity chains.

One major cause of shorter life expectancy in low-income nations is the high _______ rate.

The average life expectancy at birth of people in low-income countries is about __________ years less than that of people in high-income nations.

The income gap between the richest and the poorest 20 percent of the world population __________.

The gap between some richer and middle- or lower-income nations has __________for life expectancy, adult literacy, and daily calorie supply.

Which part of the world (at 47%) has the highest percentage of the world's illiterate population age 15 and older?

Summarize Walt Rostow's perspective on global inequality.

South to south migrants consist of people who have moved from one developing nation to another.

The Sociological Perspective and Research Process.

Culture.

Socialization.

Social Structure and Interaction in Everyday Life.

Groups and Organizations.

Deviance and Crime.

Class and Stratification in the United States.

Race and Ethnicity.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Families and Intimate Relationships.

Education and Religion.

Politics and the Economy in Global Perspective.

Health, Health Care, and Disability.

Population and Urbanization.

Collective Behavior, Social Movements, and Social Change.

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