The decline of the People's Temple in California occurred primarily because the

The decline of the People's Temple in California occurred primarily because the
 
  a. Temple lost is economic base; it could not make it financially.
  b. Temple could not increase its membership.
  c. The membership got too large and individuals increasingly defected.
  d. Temple got into trouble with the law.

Question 2

What conditions increase the likelihood that members of a minority will be over-represented in the lower classes?
 
  a. identifiability
  b. lack of educational credentials
  c. large size
  d. a and b above
  e. all of the above

Question 3

What conditions increase the sense of threat posed by a minority?
 
  a. prejudicial beliefs against them
  b. large numbers
  c. willingness to work for less
  d. b and c above
  e. all of the above

Question 4

There is a great deal of disagreement as to whether globalization is a beneficial or harmfulprocess.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 5

The 1999 Human Development Report reported that in 1960 the ratio of the world's richest income quintile to the world's poorest quintile was 30:1 and that by 1990 it had increased to 600:1 and by 1997 to 7,400:1.
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 6

Which conditions increase the likelihood that a minority will become a middleman minority?
 
  a. small numbers
  b. financial resources
  c. college degrees
  d. b and c above
  e. all of the above

Question 7

Glenn Firebaugh argues that the Human Development Report estimates of changes in world inequality are misleading because they do not use a proper measure of world income inequality. For Firebaugh, a proper measure is a Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) measur
 
  Indicate whether this statement is true or false.