Question 1

High-income nations

Accepted Answer

A) are at the forefront of the Information Revolution. 
B) make use of factories, big machinery, and advanced technology. 
C) contain almost all the world's financial markets. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) are at the forefront of the Information Revolution. 
B) make use of factories, big machinery, and advanced technology. 
C) contain almost all the world's financial markets. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 2

While modernization theory focuses on _____, dependency theory focuses on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) poor nations; rich nations 
B) the future; the past 
C) production of wealth; distribution of wealth 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) poor nations; rich nations 
B) the future; the past 
C) production of wealth; distribution of wealth 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 3

Dependency theory claims that poverty results from natural processes, such as people having too many children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

State the basic ideas of dependency theory.Provide several criticisms of this approach.

Accepted Answer

Dependency theory is a sociological and

Question 5

State the basic ideas of modernization theory.Provide several criticisms of this approach.

Accepted Answer

Modernization theory is a sociological a

Question 6

Global inequality is partly a problem of technology, and it is also a political issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

Accepted Answer

A) chattel slavery 
B) child slavery 
C) debt bondage 
D) servile forms of marriage 
A) chattel slavery 
B) child slavery 
C) debt bondage 
D) servile forms of marriage

Question 8

Global income is divided more equally than income within the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Wallerstein pointed to several factors that cause dependency among low-income nations.Which of the following is a factor that Wallerstein did NOT claim to be a cause of dependency?

Accepted Answer

A) narrow, export-oriented economies 
B) lack of integration into the world economy 
C) lack of industrial capacity 
D) foreign debt 
A) narrow, export-oriented economies 
B) lack of integration into the world economy 
C) lack of industrial capacity 
D) foreign debt

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Japan and Australia are examples of middle-income nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Over the course of the last century, the extent of global economic inequality has

Accepted Answer

A) decreased sharply. 
B) stayed about the same. 
C) increased. 
D) become smaller, but not by much. 
A) decreased sharply. 
B) stayed about the same. 
C) increased. 
D) become smaller, but not by much.

Question 13

High-income countries are the home of the world's largest corporations as well as the world's top financial markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The global region that has made the greatest strides out of poverty is

Accepted Answer

A) Asia. 
B) Africa. 
C) Latin America. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Asia. 
B) Africa. 
C) Latin America. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Huge businesses that operate in many different countries are called multinational corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

High-income nations

While modernization theory focuses on _, dependency theory focuses on _.

Dependency theory claims that poverty results from natural processes, such as people having too many children.

State the basic ideas of dependency theory.Provide several criticisms of this approach.

State the basic ideas of modernization theory.Provide several criticisms of this approach.

Global inequality is partly a problem of technology, and it is also a political issue.

Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

Global income is divided more equally than income within the United States.

Wallerstein pointed to several factors that cause dependency among low-income nations.Which of the following is a factor that Wallerstein did NOT claim to be a cause of dependency?

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

Japan and Australia are examples of middle-income nations.

Over the course of the last century, the extent of global economic inequality has

High-income countries are the home of the world's largest corporations as well as the world's top financial markets.

The global region that has made the greatest strides out of poverty is

Huge businesses that operate in many different countries are called multinational corporations.

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

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Exam 12: Global Stratification

High-income nations

While modernization theory focuses on _____, dependency theory focuses on _____.

Dependency theory claims that poverty results from natural processes, such as people having too many children.

State the basic ideas of dependency theory.Provide several criticisms of this approach.

State the basic ideas of modernization theory.Provide several criticisms of this approach.

Global inequality is partly a problem of technology, and it is also a political issue.

Which type of slavery refers to one person owning another?

Global income is divided more equally than income within the United States.

Wallerstein pointed to several factors that cause dependency among low-income nations.Which of the following is a factor that Wallerstein did NOT claim to be a cause of dependency?

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

Japan and Australia are examples of middle-income nations.

Over the course of the last century, the extent of global economic inequality has

High-income countries are the home of the world's largest corporations as well as the world's top financial markets.

The global region that has made the greatest strides out of poverty is

Huge businesses that operate in many different countries are called multinational corporations.

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

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While modernization theory focuses on _, dependency theory focuses on _.