Question 1

A bonus for multinational corporations is that in general,the developing world discourages strong trade unions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that multinational corporations help create social stability within a society by creating jobs and global enterprise?

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A)  functionalist perspective
B)  conflict perspective
C)  interactionist perspective
D)  feminist perspectiveE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

According to world systems analysis,a core nation is a nation that

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A)  along with its multinational corporations controls and exploits noncore nations.
B)  has a marginal economic status.
C)  is a poor,developing nation exploited by more powerful nations and corporations.
D)  None of these answers is correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following is a semiperiphery nation?

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A)  Germany
B)  South Korea
C)  Peru
D)  United StatesE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Modernization theory-as an explanation of global inequality-falls under which sociological perspective?

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A)  functionalist
B)  conflict
C)  interactionist
D)  feministE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Discuss Immanuel Wallerstein's world systems analysis.Define dependency theory as it relates to Wallerstein's views.Give examples to support your answer.

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Question 7

Compare and contrast colonialism and neocolonialism,and describe their impact on social stratification.Give examples to support your answer.

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Question 8

According to a study by the International Monetary Fund,the division between core and periphery nations has changed significantly over the last 100 years.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to world systems analysis,Israel,Ireland,and South Korea are all periphery nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Conflict theorists contend that multinational corporations are attracted to developing countries because developing countries

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A)  have a large pool of cheap labor.
B)  discourage strong trade unions.
C)  often create a favorable "climate for investment."
D)  All of these answers are correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

According to world systems analysis,which type of nation is relatively independent of outside control?

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A)  core
B)  periphery
C)  semiperiphery
D)  marginalityE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Conflict theorists conclude that,on the whole,multinational corporations have a positive social impact on workers in both industrialized and developing nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is a core nation?

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A)  Germany
B)  South Korea
C)  Egypt
D)  IrelandE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Contemporary modernization studies generally take a convergence perspective in which researchers focus on how societies are moving closer together despite traditional differences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Modernization refers to the

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A)  elimination of old housing and its replacement with modern skyscrapers.
B)  process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.
C)  colonial domination of Third World nations by Western powers.
D)  process of development that,at this time,has occurred only in core nations such as England,France,Japan,and the U.S.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Dependency theory is defined as

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A)  a functionalist approach proposing that modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of people in peripheral nations.
B)  a far-reaching process by which peripheral nations move from having traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.
C)  an approach contending that as developing countries make economic advances,they remain weak and subservient to core nations.
D)  applying to the interactionist perspective.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Sociologists are quick to note that terms such as modernization and development contain a(n) ________ bias.

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A)  economic
B)  class
C)  ethnocentric
D)  scientificE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

According to world systems analysis,the United States,Japan,and Germany are all core nations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The goal of the United Nations Millennium Project was to

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A)  reduce the power of multinational corporations.
B)  halve extreme poverty worldwide by 2015.
C)  raise the GDP of the poorest countries of the world by 2015.
D)  eliminate malnourishment in the world by 2015.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Neocolonialism is defined as the

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A)  maintenance of political,social,economic,and cultural domination over a people by a power for an extended period of time,such as French control over major parts of northern Africa.
B)  continuing dependence of former colonies on foreign countries.
C)  invasion of Third World countries by the military forces of the U.S.or Russia since 1965.
D)  All of these answers are correct.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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According to world systems analysis,Israel,Ireland,and South Korea are all periphery nations.

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