There is ample evidence that girls' increased educational achievement has come at the expense of boys.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2The largest preindustrial city, around 100 C.E., was:
a. Jericho. b. Athens.
c. Rome.
Question 3According to the ___________ theory, commodity production is being split into fragments that can be assigned to whichever part of the world can provide the most profitable combination of capital and labor.
a. world systemsb. new international division of labor
c. dependency d. modernization
Question 4Male students have a higher rate of graduation from high school and college than their female peers.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 5Based on his preconditions for the development of cities, sociologist Gideon Sjoberg places the first cities in:
a. Egypt.
b. Italy.
c. Sicily.
d. Mesopotamia.
Question 6Transnational corporations have built maquiladora plants so that goods can be assembled by low-wage workers and then brought into the United States to keep production costs down. Which country are these maquiladora plants located in?
a. Haiti b. Cuba
c. Puerto Rico d. Mexico
Question 7All students are subject to the hidden curriculum in education.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false