sociology (chapter 10)

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88 million people live on less than $1.25 a day. These people are said to be living in _____________.

Absolute poverty

Stacy published an article on the unequal distribution of resources among various countries in an effort to highlight patterns of inequality around the world. Stacy's article focused on:

Global Stratification

The U.S is a nation that constantly tries to expand its capitalist market, decrease costs, and increase profits. As such, Wallerstein's world systems theory would suggest that the U.S. is a part of the:

Core

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:

Deindustrialization

___________ theory states that global inequality is caused by the core nations exploiting other nations, which causes them to become dependent on core nations for access to the global economy.

Dependency

Mexico is an in-between nation. In other words, it can exploit peripherial nations but also provides labor and goods at rates dictated by core nations. According to Wallerstein's world systems theory, Mexico is a part of the:

Semi-Periphery

One of the issues faced by high-income countries is _________, or when capital moves from one nation to another.

capital flight

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

More women live in poverty than men.

Wallerstein's categorization of ____________ nations include those who have little industrialization as well as unstable governments.

Peripheral

Bhummi's research examines the total control over people who are forced to work with little or no pay. Bhummi's research focuses on:

Slavery


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