What does Jared Diamond's study of New Zealand's Maori contribute to our understanding of how one society exploits its environment and that of other societies?
a. how global advantages and inequalities arise from geographic differences
b. how a purely Marxist interpretation is incomplete
c. how Western Europe enjoys a huge advantage in raw materials
d. how primitive people are as much at fault for their disappearance as the West is
Question 2Linda's mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and Linda has taken leave from her job to care for her.
Linda's days consist of cooking and cleaning for her mother, giving her mother her medication, and driving her to doctor's appointments. What kind of work is Linda now engaged in?
a. double-shift work
b. personal-service work
c. care work
d. extended case work
Question 3Which of the following technologies is recognized as the primary engine behind the communications revolution of the nineteenth century?
a. the telephone
b. the telegraph
c. radio
d. trans-Atlantic mail
Question 4The division of labor led to the development of a(n) __________ that could use their surplus resources to gain __________ power.
a. priestly class; religious
b. egalitarian society; shared
c. food surplus; water-driven
d. elite class; economic
Question 5Bacteriological research shifted healthcare and the work of physicians from a model that emphasized patient-reported symptoms to a model that relied primarily on __________.
a. laboratory tests for diagnoses
b. physicians' professional opinions
c. public health officials control
d. homecare networks
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