Unit 12 Questions Flashcards
Define globalization and how it relates to intensifying connections across nation-states
social processes that are expanding and intensifying connections across nation states. The recent extent of our connectedness has increased.
Define Cultural hybridization and give examples
production of ideas, objects, practices, and bodies influenced by two or more cultures. Like creole in NOLA and Hawaiian Pidgin and patois in Jamaica
What did Sociologist Oliver C. Cox say about the nature of capitalism and racism and their relationship to a global economy?
Cox believed that the racialized system in the US was a result of the intersection of class and democracy
Define Transnational corporations and global cities
organizations that operate in more than one country - transnational corporations. Global cities are urban areas that act as key hubs in the world economy
How has globalization impacted our culture, economy and daily interactions?
The global movement of people and products is greater so infections spread faster like COVID-19
How did Oliver C. Cox’s research influence Immanuel Wallerstein?
Cox’s early ranking of the early city-states, towns, and territories, and his subsequent model of leader, subsidiary, progressive, and passive countries, are similar in purpose to Wallerstein’s ranking of core, semiperipheral, and peripheral areas
How does a world system differ from past economies that were primarily located in the nation state?
Nation states do not have economies of their own but are instead part of one world economy
Explain Immanuel Wallerstein’s World System Theory and how it explains global stratification.
while the world economy is ever changing, there are three basic hierarchies of countries: core, periphery, and semi-periphery. Core countries dominate and exploit peripheral countries. Peripheral countries are dependent on the core countries for capital.
Explain the difference between Core, Periphery and Semi-Peripheral countries
The core countries dominate and exploit the peripheral countries for labor and raw materials. The peripheral countries are dependent on core countries for capital. The semi-peripheral countries share characteristics of both core and peripheral countries. This theory emphasizes the social structure of global inequality.
How did congress respond to the scientific research on greenhouse gasses in the 1970’s and 1980’s?
Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act – the most significant legislation in U.S. history to tackle the climate crisis – and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Define the anthropocene epoch and give examples of how it is impacting the global climate crisis.
We are living in a time many people refer to as the Anthropocene. Humans have become the single most influential species on the planet, causing significant global warming and other changes to land, environment, water, organisms and the atmosphere.
What are the basic principles of the greenhouse effect and when were they established?
greenhouse gases in a planet’s atmosphere insulate the planet from losing heat to space, raising its surface temperature.
Describe the corporate climate countermovement.
To delay efforts that would address climate change
How has the fossil fuel industry prevented legislation and global action on climate change?
spread climate disinformation and misinformation that prevents essential action to address climate change
How do Everyday Americans on the right and left feel?
The left seeks social justice through redistributive social and economic policies, while the right defends private property and capitalism
