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Title: ___________ refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, well-being, consumable energy, and social ...
Post by: gangulo on Mar 20, 2018
___________ refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, well-being, consumable energy, and social justice around the world.
 
  a. Status
  b. Power
  c. Global stratification
  d. Class conflict

Question 2

According to Ralf Dahrendorf, a frequent effect of modernization on the lives of individuals is:
 
  a. a feeling of anomie
  b. a higher level of living
  c. an unwillingness to face new experiences
  d. decreased political participation

Question 3

Which of the following are examples of the long lasting effects of colonialism, capitalism and conquest?
 
  a. The current economic and social marginalization of Native Americans in the U.S.
  b. The modern powerful and wealthy classes in China with ties to the revolution.
  c. The high status and political power of Indian families with historical ties to English colonial officials.
  d. All of the above

Question 4

When Ralf Dahrendorf argues that we need flexible institutions, he means that we should:
 
  a. adjust to modernization with minimal disruption of existing institutions
  b. engage in more centralized planning
  c. make every effort to reverse the modernization process
  d. rely on the government to solve the problems that arise as a result of modernization

Question 5

Approximately how many people in the world live on less than 1 a day?
 
  a. 10 million
  b. 200 million
  c. 500 million
  d. more than 1 billion

Question 6

A major drawback of Immanuel Wallerstein's world system theory is that it:
 
  a. focuses too much on capitalist domination of the world economy
  b. ignores the extent of economic specialization in the international economy
  c. ignores the fact that core nations have areas of production that resemble semiperipheral and peripheral areas
  d. relies too heavily on political repression to explain relationships between core and peripheral areas

Question 7

What is the basic indicator of dire poverty?
 
  a. lack of access to clean drinking water
  b. living on less than 1 per day
  c. going hungry for at least one day per week
  d. living in a hunting and gathering society


Title: ___________ refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, well-being, consumable energy, and social ...
Post by: ilovephysics on Mar 20, 2018
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Title: ___________ refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, well-being, consumable energy, and social ...
Post by: gangulo on Mar 20, 2018
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