Question 1

In a knowledge-based economy,many industrial workers have been left unemployed and without the skills required to find good jobs.This is due to:

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A) new social problems, such as long-term unemployment 
B) new types of education, which are training workers for the knowledge economy 
C) long-standing employment patterns 
D) global trade and new forms of technology 
E) all of the above

Question 2

The process of ________ means that our lives are influenced by people,organizations,and events around the world.

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A) globalization 
B) social change 
C) warfare 
D) protesting 
E) economic decline

Question 3

According to globalization "skeptics," compared with patterns of trade a century ago:

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A) the world economy has not changed much 
B) the world economy is more global and less regionalized 
C) the world economy is less global and more regionalized 
D) there is less trade because there are too many different types of currency 
E) there is less trade because of difficulties communicating because of the many languages spoken around the world

Question 4

Compare and contrast the ways in which the "global justice movement" and organizations like the World Trade Organization view the relationship between free trade and global inequality.Which view do you agree with and why?

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Question 5

In a postindustrial society,professionals such as lawyers,engineers,and computer programmers will become the leading groups in society because,according to Daniel Bell,they possess and disseminate what?

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A) post-secondary degrees 
B) a global value system 
C) nanotechnology 
D) codified information 
E) none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of the World Trade Organization ruling in favor of profits and against human rights?

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A) It voted to allow Monsanto to dispose of chemical waste in Newfoundland Sound. 
B) It insisted that European countries import beef from the United States even though U.S.beef is treated with potentially carcinogenic hormones. 
C) It demanded that African countries pay a tariff for importing non-brand name drugs. 
D) It asked the United Nations to send troops to protect World Trade Organization members against the onslaught of violent protesters. 
E) It removed twenty-five countries as members because their economic expansion lagged behind that of other countries.

Question 7

Which perspective in the globalization debate takes a middle position and sees many old patterns persisting while the broader global order is being transformed in a dynamic process that is open to influence and change?

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A) the skeptics 
B) the hyperglobalizers 
C) the critics 
D) the transformationalists 
E) the hyperventilators

Question 8

Some sociologists,such as Juergensmeyer,believe that the biggest cultural conflicts in the twenty-first century will be between those who believe that truth is derived from __________ versus those who believe it is derived from __________.

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A) religious faith; science 
B) religious faith; political leadership 
C) political leadership; science 
D) modern state; religious faith 
E) democracy; theocracy

Question 9

Which of the following is included in the cultural factors that might influence social change?

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A) religion 
B) communication systems 
C) spread of popular culture 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Transnational corporations account for __________ of all world trade.

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A) two-thirds 
B) one-third 
C) half 
D) nine-tenths 
E) one-tenth

Question 11

Postindustrial society is one based on the production of ________ rather than material goods.

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A) information 
B) food 
C) services 
D) financial goods 
E) computers

Question 12

Explain how information technology and the flow of information play a role in propelling the process of globalization.

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Question 13

Which of the following is the best example of a transnational corporation?

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A) a software company in Silicon Valley that employs about 200 people from around the United States using telecommuting technology 
B) College Cleaners, the janitorial service that cleans the university buildings 
C) Gooden, Brogan, Cangas, and Romero, a law firm with two thousand employees in three countries 
D) Max's Grille and Bar, a small bistro about two miles from your house 
E) none of the above

Question 14

Globalization has the biggest impact on work patterns through:

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A) new patterns of international trade 
B) a move toward a knowledge economy 
C) the growth of service sector jobs 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 15

According to Daniel Bell,we are entering a phase of development beyond the industrial era called the "postindustrial society." Discuss the changes that have brought about a postindustrial society and what characterizes such a society.

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Question 16

Which term has been used to describe the new society that is no longer based on industrialism?

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A) information society 
B) service society 
C) knowledge society 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 17

Those who are critical of the World Trade Organization claim it is:

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A) undemocratic 
B) more concerned with corporate profits than human rights 
C) dominated by the United States 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 18

Globalization affects which part of our daily lives?

Accepted Answer

A) our work patterns 
B) our sense of individualism 
C) popular culture 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Exam 16: Globalization in a Changing World