SOC WEEK 10 QUIZ 6

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.

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A globalized conflict

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Resource differentiation

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A space war

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Global tourism

Question 2

With a population over 1 billion, about ____ of Indians live on less than $2 a day.

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50%

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25%

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2/3

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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:

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GNI-PPP

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GDP

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Gross Domestic Income

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Gross Purchasing Power

Question 4

The world’s richest ____ people own as much wealth as the bottom half of the planet’s population.

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10

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1,200

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85

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350

Question 5

The idea that poverty of some countries is a consequence of their exploitation by wealthy, capitalist states is known as:

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World systems theory

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Dependency theory

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Global conflict theory

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Imperialist-colonization theory

Question 6

The science of population size, distribution, and composition is defined as:

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Ethnography

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Population studies

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Demography

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Demographics

Question 7

The average number of births per woman is referred to as:

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Crude birth rate

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Female fertility rate

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Total birth average

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Total fertility rate

Question 8

Net migration is:

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The number of births per year

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In-migration minus out-migration

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Migration to the cities minus migration to the suburbs

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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?

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United States

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China

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India

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Ethiopia

Question 10

E-waste accounts for what percentage of toxic waste?

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70

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5

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15

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50

Question 11

Which of the following is true of fads and fashions?

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It must be adopted by the masses to be considered fashionable

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Only includes clothing and hairstyles

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Reflect a tension between people’s desire to be different and their desire to conform

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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:

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Crowds

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Riots

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Masses

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Contagions

Question 13

Traditional, homegeneous societies are characterized by _____ solidarity, while diverse, modern societies are characterized by _____ solidarity.

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mechanical; organic

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mechanical; industrial

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organic; industrial

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interdependent; independent

Question 14

_____ norms are those that are situationally created to support a collective action.

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Emergent

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Situational

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Crowd

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Social movement

Question 15

Which of the following theorists highlighted the importance of ideas in maintaining order and oppression in society?

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Karl Marx

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Max Weber

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Antonio Gramsci

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Pierre Bourdieu

Question 16

Voluntary, goal-oriented action that occurs in relatively disorganized situations is known as:

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Collective action

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Collective behavior

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Crowd mentality

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Social protest