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The maintenance of political, social, economic, and cultural domination over a people by a foreign power for an extended period of time is referred to as |
| | A) | neocolonialism. |
| | B) | government-imposed stratification. |
| | C) | colonialism. |
| | D) | dependency. |
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Colonial domination has established patterns of economic exploitation leading to former colonies being dependent on more industrialization. Such continuing dependence and foreign domination constitute |
| | A) | neocolonialism. |
| | B) | colonialism. |
| | C) | world system domination. |
| | D) | multinational investment. |
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What is the term used to reference sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein's description of the unequal economic and political relationships that certain industrialized nations and their global corporations dominate. This type of analysis is known as |
| | A) | neocolonialism. |
| | B) | colonialism. |
| | C) | multinationalism. |
| | D) | world systems. |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the components of Wallerstein's world systems analysis? |
| | A) | the core |
| | B) | the dependent |
| | C) | the semiperiphery |
| | D) | the periphery |
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Sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein's method of analysis is the most widely used version of which theory? |
| | A) | functionalism |
| | B) | conflict |
| | C) | dependency |
| | D) | interactionism |
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The term __________ refers to commercial organizations that are headquartered in one country but do business throughout the world. |
| | A) | world systems |
| | B) | multinational corporations |
| | C) | interlocking directorates |
| | D) | top-down management |
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The term "global factory" refers to |
| | A) | a particular type of postindustrial organization. |
| | B) | interlocking directorates. |
| | C) | the factories throughout the developing world run by multinational corporations. |
| | D) | modernization. |
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The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas is known as |
| | A) | globalization. |
| | B) | modernization. |
| | C) | interlocking directorates. |
| | D) | industrialization. |
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Contemporary social scientists use the term __________ to describe the far-reaching process by which peripheral nations move from traditional or less-developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies. |
| | A) | dependency |
| | B) | globalization |
| | C) | industrialization |
| | D) | modernization |
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"Modernization theory" reflects which of the following perspectives? |
| | A) | functionalism |
| | B) | conflict |
| | C) | interactionism |
| | D) | dependency |
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Many sociologists tend to view the debate over welfare reform in industrialized nations from a/an _____ perspective. |
| | A) | evolutionary |
| | B) | functionalist |
| | C) | conflict |
| | D) | interactionist |
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One example of ___________ is the huge federal bailouts of distressed financial institutions in fall 2008 and of bankrupt automobile companies in 2009. |
| | A) | corporate welfare |
| | B) | globalization |
| | C) | world system analysis |
| | D) | remittances |
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The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association estimates the average annual expenditure on a dog in the U.S. at around ______________ a figure comparable to human incomes in nations like Egypt. |
| | A) | $800 |
| | B) | $1000 |
| | C) | $1200 |
| | D) | $1400 |
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In Mexico, women now constitute __________ percent of the labor force. |
| | A) | 18 |
| | B) | 25 |
| | C) | 37 |
| | D) | 46 |
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The area of a common culture along the border between Mexico and the United States is referred to as the |
| | A) | wetback line. |
| | B) | borderlands. |
| | C) | illegal aliens line. |
| | D) | maquiladoras. |
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Foreign companies that establish operations in Mexico, yet are exempt from Mexican taxes and are not required to provide insurance or benefits for their workers, are referred to as |
| | A) | maquiladoras. |
| | B) | hombres. |
| | C) | mujeres. |
| | D) | toreadors. |
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Those who take a/an ______ perspective, urge policy makers and the general public to look closely at corporate welfare, rather than looking closely at the small allowances being give to mothers and their children. |
| | A) | functionalist |
| | B) | conflict |
| | C) | feminist |
| | D) | interactionist |
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Of those adults who remain on welfare, nearly ____ percent are not in school or in welfare-to-work programs, as the law requires them to be. |
| | A) | 30 |
| | B) | 85 |
| | C) | 25 |
| | D) | 60 |
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__________ is the tax breaks, bailouts, direct payments, and grants that the government gives to corporations. |
| | A) | remittance |
| | B) | colonialism |
| | C) | corporate welfare |
| | D) | neocolonialism |
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To earn enough money to buy a pound of Starbucks coffee, a Guatemalan farmer would have to pick __________ pounds of beans, representing five days of work. |
| | A) | 200 |
| | B) | 300 |
| | C) | 400 |
| | D) | 500 |
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Which sociological perspective argues that multinational corporations can actually help the developing nations of the world? |
| | A) | interactionist |
| | B) | feminist |
| | C) | functionalist |
| | D) | conflict |
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Which sociological perspective emphasizes that multinational corporations exploit local workers to maximize profits? |
| | A) | interactionist |
| | B) | feminist |
| | C) | functionalist |
| | D) | conflict |
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In at least 24 nations around the world, the most affluent 10 percent receives at least what percent of all income? |
| | A) | 20% |
| | B) | 30% |
| | C) | 40% |
| | D) | 50% |
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Karuna Chanana Ahmed, an anthropologist from India who has studied developing nations, calls which group the most exploited of oppressed people? |
| | A) | children |
| | B) | women |
| | C) | the elderly |
| | D) | the poor |
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In which one of the following countries is it illegal for a woman to own a house? |
| | A) | Pakistan |
| | B) | Saudi Arabia |
| | C) | China |
| | D) | Kenya |
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