Question 1

Modernization theory claims that rich nations can and do help solve the world's poverty problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Anti-Slavery International, about how many men, women, and children live today in conditions that amount to slavery?

Accepted Answer

A) 20,000 
B) 200,000 
C) 200 million 
D) 2 billion 
A) 20,000 
B) 200,000 
C) 200 million 
D) 2 billion

Question 3

Modernization theory identifies which of the following as the greatest barrier to economic development?

Accepted Answer

A) technology 
B) multinational corporations 
C) capitalism 
D) traditional culture 
A) technology 
B) multinational corporations 
C) capitalism 
D) traditional culture

Question 4

A social theorist who contributed to the development of dependency theory by tracing the growth of the capitalist world economy is

Accepted Answer

A) Max Weber. 
B) Emile Durkheim. 
C) Walt Rostow. 
D) Immanuel Wallerstein. 
A) Max Weber. 
B) Emile Durkheim. 
C) Walt Rostow. 
D) Immanuel Wallerstein.

Question 5

Colonialism and neocolonialism both refer to a situation where one country politically rules or controls another country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 these 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 these are correct.

Question 7

In middle-income nations, average personal income is in the range of

Accepted Answer

A) $250 and $1,000. 
B) $1,000 and $2,500. 
C) $2,500 and $12,000. 
D) $12,000 and $25,000. 
A) $250 and $1,000. 
B) $1,000 and $2,500. 
C) $2,500 and $12,000. 
D) $12,000 and $25,000.

Question 8

The text defines middle-income nations as having per capita income between $2,500 and $12,000 per year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The region in the world with the greatest number of poor "street children" is Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Taken together, the sociological approaches to global poverty show us that poverty is

Accepted Answer

A) partly an issue of production. 
B) partly a political issue. 
C) a problem that threatens world peace. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) partly an issue of production. 
B) partly a political issue. 
C) a problem that threatens world peace. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 11

Of the roughly 1 billion people in the world who are living in absolute poverty, what percentage are women?

Accepted Answer

A) 20 percent 
B) 35 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 70 percent 
A) 20 percent 
B) 35 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 70 percent

Question 12

Some forms of marriage found in the world today amount to slavery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

How would modernization theory explain the increasing economic inequality in the world over the last century? How would dependency theory explain the increasing economic inequality?

Accepted Answer

Modernization theory would explain the i

Question 15

Critics say that dependency theory wrongly treats wealth as a zero-sum, ignoring how the world has become much richer over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Dependency theory claims that the economic positions of the rich and poor nations of the globe are linked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What do you find to be the strengths of modernization theory? What about dependency theory? Also point to what are, in your opinion, the two biggest weaknesses of each theory.

Accepted Answer

The strengths of modernization theory li

Question 18

For the world as a whole, about how many people suffer from chronic hunger that leaves them less able to work and places them at high risk of disease?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million 
B) 10 million 
C) 100 million 
D) 1 billion 
A) 1 million 
B) 10 million 
C) 100 million 
D) 1 billion

Question 19

Which theoretical approach claims that rich nations of the world are "overdeveloped" while poor nations are "underdeveloped"?

Accepted Answer

A) modernization theory 
B) dependency theory 
C) both modernization theory and dependency theory 
D) neither modernization theory nor dependency theory 
A) modernization theory 
B) dependency theory 
C) both modernization theory and dependency theory 
D) neither modernization theory nor dependency theory

Question 20

According to modernization theory, what are the four ways in which rich nations assist poor nations in economic development? Provide a specific example of a policy that the United States would employ to advance each type of assistance.

Accepted Answer

According to modernization theory, rich

Exam 12: Global Stratification

Modernization theory claims that rich nations can and do help solve the world's poverty problem.

According to Anti-Slavery International, about how many men, women, and children live today in conditions that amount to slavery?

Modernization theory identifies which of the following as the greatest barrier to economic development?

A social theorist who contributed to the development of dependency theory by tracing the growth of the capitalist world economy is

Colonialism and neocolonialism both refer to a situation where one country politically rules or controls another country.

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

In middle-income nations, average personal income is in the range of

The text defines middle-income nations as having per capita income between $2,500 and $12,000 per year.

The region in the world with the greatest number of poor "street children" is Latin America.

Taken together, the sociological approaches to global poverty show us that poverty is

Of the roughly 1 billion people in the world who are living in absolute poverty, what percentage are women?

Some forms of marriage found in the world today amount to slavery.

Dependency theory differs from modernization theory by

How would modernization theory explain the increasing economic inequality in the world over the last century? How would dependency theory explain the increasing economic inequality?

Critics say that dependency theory wrongly treats wealth as a zero-sum, ignoring how the world has become much richer over time.

Dependency theory claims that the economic positions of the rich and poor nations of the globe are linked.

What do you find to be the strengths of modernization theory? What about dependency theory? Also point to what are, in your opinion, the two biggest weaknesses of each theory.

For the world as a whole, about how many people suffer from chronic hunger that leaves them less able to work and places them at high risk of disease?

Which theoretical approach claims that rich nations of the world are "overdeveloped" while poor nations are "underdeveloped"?

According to modernization theory, what are the four ways in which rich nations assist poor nations in economic development? Provide a specific example of a policy that the United States would employ to advance each type of assistance.

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