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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 established patterns of economic exploitation that continued even after former colonies achieved independence, as they remained dependent on industrialized nations for managerial and technical expertise, investment capital, and manufactured goods. Such continuing dependence and foreign domination constitute |
| | A) | neocolonialism. |
| | B) | colonialism. |
| | C) | world system domination. |
| | D) | multinational investment. |
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Sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein laid out a theoretical frame of reference in describing 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 world systems analysis is the most widely used version of which theory? |
| | A) | functionalism |
| | B) | conflict theory |
| | C) | dependency theory |
| | D) | interactionism |
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What term is used to refer 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 managements |
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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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Female genital mutilation is a practice that is common in more than ____ countries around the world. |
| | A) | 30 |
| | B) | 35 |
| | C) | 40 |
| | D) | 45 |
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The average value of goods and services produced within a country is termed the |
| | A) | NASDAQ. |
| | B) | stock exchange. |
| | C) | gross national product. |
| | D) | Wall Street average. |
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In Mexico, women now constitute ____ percent of the labor force. |
| | A) | 15 |
| | B) | 23 |
| | C) | 35 |
| | D) | 45 |
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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) | borderline. |
| | B) | borderlands. |
| | C) | illegal alien 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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During the 1990s, within the former Yugoslavia, Serbs initiated a policy intended to remove Muslims from parts of Bosnia-Herzegovina and ethnic Albanians from the province of Kosovo. These actions brought which of the following terms into the world's vocabulary? |
| | A) | infanticide |
| | B) | geronticide |
| | C) | mercy killing |
| | D) | ethnic cleansing |
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Which of the following is the world's largest independent emergency medical aid organization and was the winner of the 1999 Nobel peace prize for its work in countries worldwide? |
| | A) | The American Medical Association |
| | B) | UNICEF |
| | C) | Médecins sans Frontières |
| | D) | Amnesty International |
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Supporters of ____________ argue that multinational corporations can actually help the developing nations of the world. |
| | A) | colonialism |
| | B) | modernization |
| | C) | neocolonialism |
| | D) | industrialization |
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In at least 22 nations around the world, the most affluent 10 percent receives at least __ percent of all income. |
| | A) | 20 |
| | B) | 30 |
| | C) | 40 |
| | D) | 50 |
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According to Karuna Chanana Ahmed, an anthropologist from India who has studied developing nations, which of the following groups is the most exploited of oppressed people? |
| | A) | children |
| | B) | women |
| | C) | the elderly |
| | D) | the poor |
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In which 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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