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One flaw in modernization theory is the unwillingness to recognize __________.

Select one: a.

That semi-peripheral nations are incapable of industrializing

b. That peripheral nations prevent semi-peripheral nations from entering the global market c.

Its inherent ethnocentric bias

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d. The importance of semi-peripheral nations industrializing

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When all media sources report a simplified version of the environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, with no effort to convey the hard science and complicated statistical data behind the story, __________ is probably occurring.

Select one: a.

Gatekeeping

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b. The digital divide c.

Technophilia

d. Market segmentation

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Which of these is an example of a commodity?

Select one: a.

Cooking

b. Corn c.

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Teaching

d. Writing

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A sociologist working from a symbolic interaction perspective would __________.

Select one: a.

Study how inequality is created and reproduced

b. Study how corporations can improve the lives of their low-income workers c.

Try to understand how companies provide an advantage to high-income nations compared to low-income nations

d. Want to interview women working in factories to understand how they manage the expectations of their supervisors, make  ends meet, and support their households on a day-to-day basis

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France might be classified as which kind of nation?

Select one: a.

Global

b. Core c.

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Semi-peripheral

d. Peripheral

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Which country serves as an example of convergence?

Select one: a.

Singapore

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b. North Korea c.

England

d. Canada

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Which is an economic policy based on national policies of accumulating silver and gold by controlling markets with colonies and other countries through taxes and customs charges?

Select one: a.

Capitalism

b. Communism c.

Mercantilism

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d. Mutualism

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Which is evidence that the Canadian workforce is largely a meritocracy?

Select one: a.

Job opportunities are increasing for highly skilled jobs.

b. Job opportunities are decreasing for mid-level jobs. c.

Highly skilled jobs pay better than low-skill jobs.

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d. Women tend to make less than men do for the same job.

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The fact that your cell phone is using outdated technology within a year or two of purchase is an example of __________.

Select one: a.

The conflict perspective

b. Conspicuous consumption c.

Media

d. Planned obsolescence

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The history of technology began __________.

Select one: a.

In the early stages of human societies

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b. With the invention of the computer c.

During the Renaissance

d. During the 19th century

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A __________ perspective theorist might find it particularly noteworthy that wealthy corporations improve the quality of life in peripheral nations by providing workers with jobs, pumping money into the local economy, and improving transportation infrastructure.

Select one: a.

Functional

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b. Critical sociology c.

Feminist

d. Symbolic interactionist

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In the past, Canada manufactured clothes. Many clothing corporations have shut down their Canadian factories and relocated to China. This is an example of __________.

Select one: a.

Conflict theory

b. OECD c.

Global inequality

d. Capital flight

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One flaw in dependency theory is the unwillingness to recognize __________.

Select one: a.

That previously low-income nations such as China have successfully developed their economies and can no longer be classified as dependent on core nations

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b. That previously high-income nations such as China have been economically overpowered by low-income nations entering the global marketplace c.

That countries such as China are growing more dependent on core nations

d. That countries such as China do not necessarily want to be more like core nations

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Jerome is able to use the internet to select reliable sources for his research paper, but Charlie just copies large pieces of web pages and pastes them into his paper. Jerome has __________ while Charlie does not.

Select one: a.

A functional perspective

b. The knowledge gap c.

E-readiness

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d. A digital divide

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Comic books, Wikipedia, MTV, and a commercial for Coca-Cola are all examples of:

Select one: a.

Media

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b. Symbolic interaction perspective c.

E-readiness

d. The digital divide

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__________ tend to be more pro-technology, while __________ view technology as a symbol of the coldness of modern life.

Select one: a.

Neo-Luddites; technophiles

b. Technophiles; neo-Luddites c.

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Cyberfeminists; technophiles

d. Liberal feminists; conflict theorists

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If the U.S. Patent Office were to issue a patent for a new type of tomato that tastes like a jellybean, it would be issuing a __________ patent?

Select one: a.

Utility

b. Plant c.

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Design

d. The U.S. Patent Office does not issue a patent for plants.

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Who was the leading theorist on the development of socialism?

Select one: a.

Karl Marx

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b. Alex Inkeles c.

Emile Durkheim

d. Adam Smith

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Maya is a 12-year-old girl living in Thailand. She is homeless and often does not know where she will sleep or when she will eat. We might say that Maya lives in __________ poverty.

Select one: a.

Subjective

b. Absolute c.

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Relative

d. Global

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If a sociologist points out that corporate interests dominate the global economy, in part by creating global trade agreements and eliminating international tariffs that will inevitably favour the ability of capital to invest in low wage regions, he or she is a __________.

Select one: a.

Dependency theorist

b. Globalization theorist c.

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Modernization theorist

d. Symbolic interactionist

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Dependency theorists explain global inequality and global stratification by focusing on the way that __________.

Select one: a.

Core nations and peripheral nations exploit semi-peripheral nations

b. Semi-peripheral nations exploit core nations c.

Peripheral nations exploit core nations

d. Core nations exploit peripheral nations

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When it comes to technology, media, and society, which of the following is true?

Select one: a.

Media influences technology, but not society.

b. Technology created media, but society has nothing to do with these. c.

Technology, media, and society are bound and cannot be separated.

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d. Society influences media but is not connected to technology.

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The type of socialism now carried on by Cuba is a form of __________ socialism.

Select one: a.

centrally planned

b. market c.

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utopian

d. zero-sum

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Which of the following is not a form of new media?

Select one: a.

A cable television program

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b. Wikipedia c.

Facebook

d. A cooking blog

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The __________ can be directly attributed to the digital divide, because differential ability to access the internet leads directly to a differential ability to use the knowledge found on the internet.

Select one: a.

Digital divide

b. Knowledge gap c.

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Feminist perspective

d. E-gap

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