Ch 5: Culture, Demographics, and Social Inequality (Princeton Review)

Question 1

______ _______ refers to the potential for social networks to allow for upward social mobility. Social capital is a powerful way to tap into vast networks of resources, but can also serve to reinforce inequalities already present in society.

Answer 1

Social capital

p. 103

Question 2

Modern advancements in telecommunications and transportation have contributed to the rates of ____________, the process of increasing interdependence of societies and connections between people across the world. This term is used to describe the processes of international integration.

Answer 2

globalization

p. 100