WEEK 6
• Question
1
0 out of 3 points
In poor nations, poverty is_____
than in the United States.
• Question
2
3 out of 3 points
According to Immanuel
Wallerstein’s theory of global capitalism, which nations are at the
“core” of the world economy?
• Question
3
0 out of 3 points
The wealthiest 20 percent of the
global population receives about what percentage of all global income?
• Question
4
0 out of 3 points
A social theorist who contributed
to the development of dependency theory by tracing the growth of the capitalist
world economy is:
• Question
5
0 out of 3 points
In middle-income nations, average
personal income is in the range of:
• Question
6
0 out of 3 points
The concept of
“colonialism” refers to the process by which:
• Question
7
0 out of 3 points
In 2008, how many nations were
there in the world?
• Question
8
0 out of 3 points
In poor countries, the
disadvantages women face relative to men are:
• Question
9
0 out of 3 points
One criticism of dependency
theory is:
• Question
10
0 out of 3 points
Dependency theory differs from
modernization theory by:
• Question
11
3 out of 3 points
Authoritarian personality theory
states that extreme prejudice is:
• Question
12
3 out of 3 points
You would be expressing a
“stereotype” if you:
• Question
13
0 out of 3 points
Significant immigration of Asian
Americans to the United States was sparked by:
• Question
14
3 out of 3 points
Conflict theory states that
prejudice is:
• Question
15
3 out of 3 points
Which of the following concepts
refers to a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits,
who are socially disadvantaged?
• Question
16
0 out of 3 points
Which of the following concepts
refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories?
• Question
17
0 out of 3 points
The Hispanic population of the
United States is:
• Question
18
0 out of 3 points
Institutional prejudice and discrimination
refers to the fact that:
• Question
19
0 out of 3 points
The ancestors of which of the
following first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?
• Question
20
3 out of 3 points
Typically, people who live in
_____ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _____.
