Some indicators of globalization include decreasing rates of economic trade, less concern with national sovereignty, and a reduced interest in cultural variety.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 2Bjorn Lomborg was originally a Greenpeace activist who began his research to refute the optimistic account of the environment written by Julian Simon
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 3Globalization is a process whereby there is a growing consciousness of the world as a whole.
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Question 4Why did pension plans first come into existence?
a. Social Security could not support the elderly.
b. Almshouses could not support the elderly.
c. Public outrage over conditions of elderly
d. Elderly demanded a way to stop working.
Question 5According to Simmel, the psychological basis of the metropolitan type of individuality consists
a. of the dimensions of the metropolis.
b. in the degree of alienation.
c. in the intensification of nervous stimulation.
d. in the money economy.
Question 6In McDonaldized systems, the distinction between customer and employee is
a. eroding.
b. unchanged.
c. separate.
d. strengthened.