Quiz 4

The concept "absolute poverty" refers to:

A lack of resources that is life-threatening

In poor countries, the disadvantages women face relative to men are:

Greater than in rich nations

In poor countries, the disadvantages women face relative to men are

Greater than in rich nations.

Looking back over U.S. history, we see a general trend by which women:

Have gained opportunities and power.

Most violence against women occurs:

In the home

Over the course of the last century, the extent of global inequality has:

Increased

Following modernization theory, what might rich nations do to assist poor nations that seek economic development?

Introduce advanced technology to poor nations

In U.S. schools, courses in sociology typically enroll

More women than men.

"Neocolonialism" refers to the process by which:

Multinational corporations dominate the economy of a poor country

Which of the following concepts refers to social organization in which males dominate females?

Patriarchy

According to dependency theory, poor countries have become dependent on rich nations because

Poor countries sell raw materials for low prices to rich nations

Feminists claim that rape is mostly about

Power.

The concept "colonialism" refers to the process by which:

Some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of other nations.

The most productive economy in the world is that of:

The United States

Intersection theory focuses on

The interplay of race, class, and gender often leading to multiple disadvantages

Structural-functional analysis points out that industrialization encourages

The lessening of gender differences and a trend towards gender equality

While modernization theory focuses on _____, dependency theory focuses on _______.

The production of wealth; the distribution of wealth.

Over the last century, which has been a cause of the rising share of women in the U.S. paid labor force?

The rising divorce rate

The "beauty myth" refers to the idea that:

Women learn to measure their person importance in terms of physical appearance.

In the United States, on average, minority women:

earn less than white women.