Question 1

In poor nations, poverty is_____ than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to involve men 
B)  more widespread and severe 
C)  addressed more effectively 
D)  less serious a problem 
A)  more likely to involve men 
B)  more widespread and severe 
C)  addressed more effectively 
D)  less serious a problem

Question 2

Which world region contains the largest share of the world's street children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asia 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Africa 
D)  Europe 
A)  Asia 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Africa 
D)  Europe

Question 3

Low-income countries are home to more than half of the world's people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The poorest 20 percent of the world's people live on just 2 percent of the world's income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to dependency theory, poor countries have become dependent on rich nations because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they sell raw materials to rich nations. 
B)  rich countries bring tourism dollars. 
C)  rich nations buy their manufactured goods. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  they sell raw materials to rich nations. 
B)  rich countries bring tourism dollars. 
C)  rich nations buy their manufactured goods. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 6

Describe the trend in global inequality over the course of the last century and, especially, since 1970. Based on where we have been and where we are now, predict where the world may be a century from now. What prediction would modernization theory support? What about dependency theory? What do you think will happen? Why?

Accepted Answer

The trend in global inequality over the

Question 7

Typically, people in low-income countries do more physical labor yet consume fewer calories than people in rich nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by:

Accepted Answer

A)  making poor nations responsible for their own fate. 
B)  supporting capitalism as a path to development. 
C)  explaining global inequality in terms of the exploitation of poor countries by rich countries. 
D)  claiming that economic development is not a desirable goal. 
A)  making poor nations responsible for their own fate. 
B)  supporting capitalism as a path to development. 
C)  explaining global inequality in terms of the exploitation of poor countries by rich countries. 
D)  claiming that economic development is not a desirable goal.

Question 9

The death of 52 garment workers in a Bangladeshi sweatshop shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the lives of the world's poor are far worse than many people in the United States realize. 
B)  workers have greater power in poor countries than they do in the United States. 
C)  workplace regulations are very strict in low-income nations. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the lives of the world's poor are far worse than many people in the United States realize. 
B)  workers have greater power in poor countries than they do in the United States. 
C)  workplace regulations are very strict in low-income nations. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 10

Describe the distribution of income for the world as a whole.

Accepted Answer

The distribution of income for the world

In poor nations, poverty is_____ than in the United States.

Which world region contains the largest share of the world's street children?

Low-income countries are home to more than half of the world's people.

The poorest 20 percent of the world's people live on just 2 percent of the world's income.

According to dependency theory, poor countries have become dependent on rich nations because:

Typically, people in low-income countries do more physical labor yet consume fewer calories than people in rich nations.

Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by:

The death of 52 garment workers in a Bangladeshi sweatshop shows that:

Describe the distribution of income for the world as a whole.

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Exam 12: Global Stratification

In poor nations, poverty is_____ than in the United States.

Which world region contains the largest share of the world's street children?

Low-income countries are home to more than half of the world's people.

The poorest 20 percent of the world's people live on just 2 percent of the world's income.

According to dependency theory, poor countries have become dependent on rich nations because:

Typically, people in low-income countries do more physical labor yet consume fewer calories than people in rich nations.

Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by:

The death of 52 garment workers in a Bangladeshi sweatshop shows that:

Describe the distribution of income for the world as a whole.

The Sociological Perspective

Sociological Investigation

Culture

Society

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Aging and the Elderly

The Economy and Work

Politics and Government

Families

Religion

Education

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies

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