Which of the following theorists highlighted the importance of ideas in maintaining order and oppression in society?
Question 1
Zygmunt Bauman has written on what he describes as ____, where modern citizens vie for a relationship to physical spaces and places, including countries.
[removed] | A globalized conflict | |
[removed] | Resource differentiation | |
[removed] | A space war | |
[removed] | Global tourism |
Question 2
With a population over 1 billion, about ____ of Indians live on less than $2 a day.
[removed] | 50% | |
[removed] | 25% | |
[removed] | 2/3 | |
[removed] | 10% |
Question 3
The comparative economic measure that uses international dollars to indicate the amount of goods and services someone could buy in the United States with a given amount of money is known as:
[removed] | GNI-PPP | |
[removed] | GDP | |
[removed] | Gross Domestic Income | |
[removed] | Gross Purchasing Power |
Question 4
The world’s richest ____ people own as much wealth as the bottom half of the planet’s population.
[removed] | 10 | |
[removed] | 1,200 | |
[removed] | 85 | |
[removed] | 350 |
Question 5
The idea that poverty of some countries is a consequence of their exploitation by wealthy, capitalist states is known as:
[removed] | World systems theory | |
[removed] | Dependency theory | |
[removed] | Global conflict theory | |
[removed] | Imperialist-colonization theory |
Question 6
The science of population size, distribution, and composition is defined as:
[removed] | Ethnography | |
[removed] | Population studies | |
[removed] | Demography | |
[removed] | Demographics |
Question 7
The average number of births per woman is referred to as:
[removed] | Crude birth rate | |
[removed] | Female fertility rate | |
[removed] | Total birth average | |
[removed] | Total fertility rate |
Question 8
Net migration is:
[removed] | The number of births per year | |
[removed] | In-migration minus out-migration | |
[removed] | Migration to the cities minus migration to the suburbs | |
[removed] | The number of new immigrants |
Question 9
Which of the following countries is experiencing high population growth as a result of migration, rather than natural population increase?
[removed] | United States | |
[removed] | China | |
[removed] | India | |
[removed] | Ethiopia |
Question 10
E-waste accounts for what percentage of toxic waste?
[removed] | 70 | |
[removed] | 5 | |
[removed] | 15 | |
[removed] | 50 |
Question 11
Which of the following is true of fads and fashions?
[removed] | It must be adopted by the masses to be considered fashionable | |
[removed] | Only includes clothing and hairstyles | |
[removed] | Reflect a tension between people’s desire to be different and their desire to conform | |
[removed] | Are entirely at the whim of people’s tastes and not influenced by marketers |
Question 12
Temporary gatherings of closely interacting people with a common focus are known as:
[removed] | Crowds | |
[removed] | Riots | |
[removed] | Masses | |
[removed] | Contagions |
Question 13
Traditional, homegeneous societies are characterized by _____ solidarity, while diverse, modern societies are characterized by _____ solidarity.
[removed] | mechanical; organic | |
[removed] | mechanical; industrial | |
[removed] | organic; industrial | |
[removed] | interdependent; independent |
Question 14
_____ norms are those that are situationally created to support a collective action.
[removed] | Emergent | |
[removed] | Situational | |
[removed] | Crowd | |
[removed] | Social movement |
Question 15
Which of the following theorists highlighted the importance of ideas in maintaining order and oppression in society?
[removed] | Karl Marx | |
[removed] | Max Weber | |
[removed] | Antonio Gramsci | |
[removed] | Pierre Bourdieu |
Question 16
Voluntary, goal-oriented action that occurs in relatively disorganized situations is known as:
[removed] | Collective action | |
[removed] | Collective behavior | |
[removed] | Crowd mentality | |
[removed] | Social protest |