Lesson 7 Flashcards
The maintenance of political, social, economic, and cultural domination over a people by a foreign power for an extended period is referred to as
a. neocolonialism.
b. government-imposed stratification.
c. colonialism.
d. dependency.
c
Which sociological perspective argues that multinational corporations can actually help the developing nations of the world?
a. the interactionist perspective
b. the feminist perspective
c. the functionalist perspective
d. the conflict perspective
c
Which of the following terms is used by contemporary social scientists to describe the far-reaching process by which peripheral nations move from traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies?
a. dependency
b. globalization
c. industrialization
d. modernization
d
In at least 22 nations around the world, the most affluent 10 percent receives at least what percentage of all income?
a. 20 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 40 percent
d. 50 percent
c
Karuna Chanana Ahmed, an anthropologist from India who has studied developing nations, calls which group the most exploited of oppressed people?
a. children
b. women
c. the elderly
d. the poor
b
In Mexico, women now constitute what percentage of the labor force?
a. 15 percent
b. 23 percent
c. 34 percent
d. 48 percent
d
Colonial domination established patterns of economic exploitation leading to former colonies remaining dependent on more industrialized nations. Such continuing dependence and foreign domination are referred to as ___________________ .
a. neocolonialism
b. colonialism
c. domination
d. invasion
a
________ factories are factories found throughout the developing world that are run by multinational corporations.
a. Global
b. International
c. Local
d. Capitalist
a
As ___________________ industries become a more important part of the international marketplace, many companies have concluded that the low costs of overseas operations more than offset the expense of transmitting information around the world.
a. service
b. financial
c. cost
d. modern
a
Viewed from a(n) __________________ perspective, the combination of skilled technology and management provided by multinationals and the relatively cheap labor available in developing nations is ideal for a global enterprise.
a. interactionist
b. functionalist
c. conflict
d. feminist
b
Modernization theory reflects the ___________ perspective.
a. feminist
b. interactionist
c. conflict
d. functionalist
d
