Chapter 18 Flashcards
An example of a commodity
Corn
Convergence theory
Society becomes more like industrial society. People begin to move from job to job as conditions and opportunities arrive
When did the first economies begin to emerge?
When people grew crops and domesticate animals
What is the most important commodity in postindustrial society
Information
In which sector would someone working as a software developer be?
Quaternary
The type of socialism in Russia
Market
Why socialism in US didn’t work
Trade unions secured workers rights
Country as example of convergence
Singapore
Lost job and is anti immigration Cuz they take his job.
Xenophobia
Not an aspect of globalization
Integrating child care
One reason critics oppose globalization
Negative impacts on environment
Not characteristic of global city
Host influential philosophers
Not a characteristic of multinational corporation
Headquarters in US
Evidence that US is meritocracy
High skilled jobs pay better
If you can’t pay for essentials of life
Absolutely poor
