Sociology Ch.10

research products before buying

Child labor and sweatshops have existed since the Industrial Revolution and even before that. Many products sold today are created in these sweatshops, even though, living in the 21st century, we like to think we are above such practices. What is one practical way we can try and stop multinational companies from using such labor?

lower prices for their consumable products

In the United States, where outsourcing is almost always addressed negatively, companies still get away with outsourcing. How do they do this?

Middle Class

Which social class is quickly disappearing from modern economies?

less biased and appear less ethnocentric

Which statement explains why Immanuel Wallerstein's classification is preferred by sociologist?

Once poverty has entered an geographic location, it is very difficult to get rid of.

Which statement would you find in the analysis of poverty by Neckerman and Torche?

More women live in poverty

Which trend has the World Bank seen in its study of poverty in low-income nations?

global stratification

examines a myriad of different types of prejudice and inequality

Absolute poverty

88 million people live on less than $1.00 a day. These people are said to be living in _____________.

core nation, peripheral nation, semi-peripheral nation

Immanuel Wallerstein's classification of nations uses which set of terms?

Core nation

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was created by:

educating young people

What has been the main factor that has aided the financial situations of many countries in Latin America?

Factories using child labor

An example of slavery, according to Anti-Slavery International, is:

Deindustrialization

Areas that once had vast economic growth and large amounts of industry, but are now suffering from the effects of outsourcing are going through a period of:

Underground economy

Maria babysits as a form of income while she is in college. Because the amounts she gets per job are not huge, Maria never bothers to report her earnings to the IRS. Maria is a part of the_____________.

True

True/False. Chattel slavery is when one person owns another as their property and was practiced during the pre-Civil War time in America.

True

True/False. The two major issues facing high-income countries are capital flight and deindustrialization.

Africa

Which continent has the greatest number of impoverished nations in the world?

Asia

Which continent has the largest number of people living in poverty in the world?

Lack of education

Which is an effect of absolute poverty that also contributes to its cyclical nature?

Gross National Income

Which number does the World Bank use to determine the status and classification of each nation?

social stratification

covers the social class and standing of individuals