Question 1

According to the textbook, how has the HIV/AIDS epidemic contributed to food shortages in some countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIV-infected food passes on the virus. 
B)  Money that could be spent on food is spent on medications. 
C)  The virus kills many working-age adults who might otherwise contribute to food production. 
D)  The epidemic pushes scientists out of those countries into nations where they can conduct food research without worrying about it. 
A)  HIV-infected food passes on the virus. 
B)  Money that could be spent on food is spent on medications. 
C)  The virus kills many working-age adults who might otherwise contribute to food production. 
D)  The epidemic pushes scientists out of those countries into nations where they can conduct food research without worrying about it.

Question 2

The United States would be considered one of the ________ countries in world-systems theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral 
B)  subordinate 
C)  semiperipheral 
D)  core 
A)  peripheral 
B)  subordinate 
C)  semiperipheral 
D)  core

Question 3

According to the textbook, what is the relationship between a country's income level and its population growth?

Accepted Answer

A)  High-income countries tend to have higher fertility rates than low-income countries. 
B)  Low-income countries have higher fertility rates than high-income countries. 
C)  Low-income countries tend to have the lowest fertility rates due to fears of infectious diseases. 
D)  Middle-income countries have the lowest fertility rates because of their investment in birth control options, including condoms. 
A)  High-income countries tend to have higher fertility rates than low-income countries. 
B)  Low-income countries have higher fertility rates than high-income countries. 
C)  Low-income countries tend to have the lowest fertility rates due to fears of infectious diseases. 
D)  Middle-income countries have the lowest fertility rates because of their investment in birth control options, including condoms.

Question 4

Pepe believes that we need to consider forces beyond natural disasters and other natural forces when we talk about global inequality. Which answer best explains why he might feel this way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social forces also play a factor in large groups of people going without food. 
B)  Considering only natural forces does not take into account individual perceptions of control over resources and access to opportunity. 
C)  Pepe must be a Marxist, because only Marxists try to catalog factors for inequality that are not naturally occurring. 
D)  Pepe understands that natural forces do not affect global hunger. 
A)  Social forces also play a factor in large groups of people going without food. 
B)  Considering only natural forces does not take into account individual perceptions of control over resources and access to opportunity. 
C)  Pepe must be a Marxist, because only Marxists try to catalog factors for inequality that are not naturally occurring. 
D)  Pepe understands that natural forces do not affect global hunger.

Question 5

Neoliberalism asserts that:

Accepted Answer

A)  free-market forces, achieved by minimizing governmental restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth. 
B)  economic development can occur only if accompanied by liberal social values, such as securing a woman's right to abortion and supporting same-sex marriage. 
C)  state involvement in the economy should be relatively high, even at times running entire industries. 
D)  social democratic programs, such as generous welfare policies and free education provided by the state, are the bedrock of economic growth. 
A)  free-market forces, achieved by minimizing governmental restrictions on business, provide the only route to economic growth. 
B)  economic development can occur only if accompanied by liberal social values, such as securing a woman's right to abortion and supporting same-sex marriage. 
C)  state involvement in the economy should be relatively high, even at times running entire industries. 
D)  social democratic programs, such as generous welfare policies and free education provided by the state, are the bedrock of economic growth.

Question 6

According to the textbook, market-oriented theories of global inequality assume that the best possible economic consequences will result if:

Accepted Answer

A)  competent politicians carefully regulate markets. 
B)  individuals are free-uninhibited by any form of governmental constraint-to make their own economic decisions. 
C)  cooperative enterprises replace privately owned businesses to create egalitarian markets. 
D)  the public is provided with free access to public education. 
A)  competent politicians carefully regulate markets. 
B)  individuals are free-uninhibited by any form of governmental constraint-to make their own economic decisions. 
C)  cooperative enterprises replace privately owned businesses to create egalitarian markets. 
D)  the public is provided with free access to public education.

Question 7

After studying the political economy of modern Germany, Fran concludes that we must consider the world capitalist economy as a single unit instead of looking at individual countries. Her view is best described by what theory or set of theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependency theories 
B)  state-centered theories 
C)  world-systems theory 
D)  modernization theory 
A)  dependency theories 
B)  state-centered theories 
C)  world-systems theory 
D)  modernization theory

Question 8

Keynesian economists begin with the assumption that the state should regulate economic policy for everyone's benefit. Why might sociologists who use market-oriented theories be critical of this idea?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that markets without state interference lead to the best economic outcomes. 
B)  Market-oriented theorists think that the state should control all markets. 
C)  They think that higher taxation rates for the poor are the best way to curb welfare provisions. 
D)  They believe that markets should be abolished in favor of a planned economy. 
A)  They believe that markets without state interference lead to the best economic outcomes. 
B)  Market-oriented theorists think that the state should control all markets. 
C)  They think that higher taxation rates for the poor are the best way to curb welfare provisions. 
D)  They believe that markets should be abolished in favor of a planned economy.

According to the textbook, how has the HIV/AIDS epidemic contributed to food shortages in some countries?

The United States would be considered one of the ________ countries in world-systems theory.

According to the textbook, what is the relationship between a country's income level and its population growth?

Pepe believes that we need to consider forces beyond natural disasters and other natural forces when we talk about global inequality. Which answer best explains why he might feel this way?

Neoliberalism asserts that:

According to the textbook, market-oriented theories of global inequality assume that the best possible economic consequences will result if:

After studying the political economy of modern Germany, Fran concludes that we must consider the world capitalist economy as a single unit instead of looking at individual countries. Her view is best described by what theory or set of theories?

Keynesian economists begin with the assumption that the state should regulate economic policy for everyone's benefit. Why might sociologists who use market-oriented theories be critical of this idea?

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Exam 8: Global Inequality

According to the textbook, how has the HIV/AIDS epidemic contributed to food shortages in some countries?

The United States would be considered one of the ________ countries in world-systems theory.

According to the textbook, what is the relationship between a country's income level and its population growth?

Pepe believes that we need to consider forces beyond natural disasters and other natural forces when we talk about global inequality. Which answer best explains why he might feel this way?

Neoliberalism asserts that:

According to the textbook, market-oriented theories of global inequality assume that the best possible economic consequences will result if:

After studying the political economy of modern Germany, Fran concludes that we must consider the world capitalist economy as a single unit instead of looking at individual countries. Her view is best described by what theory or set of theories?

Keynesian economists begin with the assumption that the state should regulate economic policy for everyone's benefit. Why might sociologists who use market-oriented theories be critical of this idea?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

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

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

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

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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