Question 1

Which of the following statements about multinational corporations is true?

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A)  The 10 largest multinational corporations all have their headquarters in the U.S.
B)  The value of sales of the largest multinational corporations exceeds the total value of goods and services of many peripheral nations.
C)  They are all state-owned-or public as opposed to private-businesses.
D)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

When viewing the global economic system,sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein draws on the

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A)  functionalist perspective.
B)  conflict perspective.
C)  interactionist perspective.
D)  dialectical perspective.

Question 3

Over 2.5 billion people worldwide are living on less than $2 a day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What do functionalists in particular point out about malnourishment?

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A)  It is a specific result of ongoing neocolonialism.
B)  It is yet another result of inequality.
C)  It serves beneficial effects in developing countries by maintaining social boundaries.
D)  It contributes to the growth of inequality over time in a country.

Question 5

Extreme inequality of resources in the world was initiated by

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A)  the Industrial Revolution.
B)  the Spanish-American War.
C)  the Great Depression.
D)  World War II.

Question 6

Which sociological perspective would be most likely to suggest that multinational corporations exploit local workers to maximize profits?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective
B)  conflict perspective
C)  interactionist perspective
D)  global perspective B

Question 7

Which sociological perspective would most likely compare the relationship between a colonial nation and the colonized people to the relationship between the dominant capitalist class and the proletariat class?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist perspective
B)  conflict perspective
C)  interactionist perspective
D)  global perspective

Question 8

According to world systems analysis,poor and developing nations are

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A)  at the core.
B)  on the periphery.
C)  on the semiperiphery.
D)  on the marginality.

Question 9

Commercial organizations headquartered in one country that own or control other corporations or subsidiaries throughout the world are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  international companies.
B)  multinational corporations.
C)  megacorps.
D)  world system enterprises.

Question 10

The process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies is called

Accepted Answer

A)  world systems analysis.
B)  developmental theory.
C)  reconstructionism.
D)  modernization.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  along with its multinational corporations dominates all other nations socially,economically,and politically,such as the U.S.and Germany.
B)  has a marginal economic status,such as Israel and South Korea.
C)  is a poor,developing nation,such as Honduras and Ethiopia,that is exploited by more powerful nations and corporations.
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

The multinational corporation Walmart made less than which of the following countries in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria
B)  China
C)  Pakistan
D)  Poland

Question 13

According to world systems analysis,a nation that has a marginal economic status would be referred to as a nation at the

Accepted Answer

A)  periphery.
B)  core.
C)  semiperiphery.
D)  superperiphery. C

Question 14

Explain why terms such as modernization and developed have an ethnocentric bias.

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Question 15

Who among the following has noted that modern societies tend to be urban,literate,and industrial,with sophisticated transportation and media systems,and families in such societies are organized within the nuclear family unit rather than the extended family model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Wendell Bell
B)  Immanuel Wallerstein
C)  Karl Marx
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 16

The worldwide integration of government policies,cultures,social movements,and financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  globalization.
B)  dependency.
C)  colonialism.
D)  neocolonialism.

Question 17

The project sponsored by the United Nations to eliminate extreme poverty worldwide is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Micro-Business Initiative.
B)  Millennium Project.
C)  Children's Fund.
D)  Income Now! Project. B

Question 18

The notion that peripheral nations move from having traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed nations is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  dependency theory.
B)  regional analysis.
C)  modernization theory.
D)  colonialism.

Question 19

According to Immanuel Wallerstein's analysis,the United States is considered at the ________,whereas neighboring Mexico remains on the semiperiphery of the world economic system.

Accepted Answer

A)  core
B)  periphery
C)  semiperiphery
D)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 20

Current modernization studies generally take a(n) ________ approach,which focuses on how societies are moving closer together.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict
B)  interactionist
C)  dramaturgical
D)  convergence

Exam 29: Stratification in the World System

Which of the following statements about multinational corporations is true?

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When viewing the global economic system,sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein draws on the

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Over 2.5 billion people worldwide are living on less than $2 a day.

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What do functionalists in particular point out about malnourishment?

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Extreme inequality of resources in the world was initiated by

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According to world systems analysis,poor and developing nations are

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The process by which a society moves from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies is called

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

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The multinational corporation Walmart made less than which of the following countries in 2012?

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