Sociology Chapter 10

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

Asia

In recent times, scholars have been trying to sort out why the countries on the continent of Africa, as a whole, have trouble competing to today's global, capitalist economy. While an answer to this question is complex and carries with it many ambiguities, most scholars point to European colonialism as a key to understanding the current state of Africa. A sociologist studying this topic, would ascribe to which theoretical paradigm?

Conflict theory

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?

We can be responsible consumers and research products before buying them

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

A sociologist working from a symbolic interaction perspective would:

False

How is global stratification different from social stratification?

Global stratification examines a variety of different types of inequality, while social stratification covers social class and social standing

In a caste system, social stratification is based on ascribed status.

True

One flaw in dependency theory is the unwillingness to recognize that previously low-income nations such as China have successfully developed their economies and can no longer be classified as dependent on core nations

True

One flaw in modernization theory is the unwillingness to recognize its inherent ethnocentric bias

True

Slavery in the pre-Civil War American South most closely resembled chattel slavery

True

in an American town, mining company owns all the stores and most of the houses. they sell goods to the workers at inflated prices, offer house rentals for twice what a mortgage would be, and make sure to always pay the workers less than needed to cover food and rent. once the workers are in debt, they have no choice but to continue working for the company, since their skills will not transfer to a new position. this most closely resembles debt slavery.

True

Multinational corporations often funnel money elites in the peripheral nations to create a "favorable business climate." In reality, this term refers to the creation of ______ and _______.

low taxes; cheap labor

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

Factories using child labor

If a sociologist points out that core nations dominate the global economy, in part by creating global interest rates and international tariffs that will inevitably favor high-income nations over low-income nations, he is a modernization theorist

False

Maya is a 12-year-old girl living in Thailand. She is homeless and often does not know where she will sleep or when she will eat. We might say that Maya lives in subjective poverty.

False

Faith has a full-time job and two children. She has enough money for the basics and can pay her rent each month, but she feels that, with her education and experience, her income should be enough for her family to live much better than they do. Faith is experiencing subjective poverty

True

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

Underground economy

Great Britain was one of the first nations in which industrial capitalism developed. According to world-system theory, Great Britain would be a ________________ nation.

core

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

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

As the Internet provides new opportunities for social networking, those in power in China are attempting to maintain their control by blocking access to Facebook and Twitter in Internet cafes and search engines.

True