Question 1

The Occupy movement, which began on Wall Street in New York and spread to other U.S.and Canadian cities, recognizes the disparity between the rich and the poor.Which of the following statements about U.S.wealth as of the year 2012 is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The top 1% of American households hold over one-third the nation's wealth.
B)  The net worth of the top 1% is 288 times greater than the typical household's net worth.
C)  The net worth of the top 1% compared to the typical household is the highest ratio on record.
D)  The bottom 90% of income-earning households control half of all net worth.
E)  74% of U.S.wealth growth in recent years has gone to the top 5%.

Question 2

What term refers to the ideological justification for outsiders to guide native groups in specific directions?

Accepted Answer

A)  development ideology
B)  intervention philosophy
C)  coercive philosophy
D)  development philosophy
E)  intrusive ideology

Question 3

Weber argued that the only true capitalists were Protestants, and people who believed in any other faith could never fully mature as capitalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What is the name of the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended time?

Accepted Answer

A)  apartheid
B)  colonialism
C)  alienation
D)  petty capitalism
E)  industrialization

Question 5

French colonial strategies incorporated both direct and indirect rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The United States originally started out as a peripheral nation, but by 1900 it had asserted itself as a member of the industrialized core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 7

One consequence of the ongoing globalization of work and migration is that skilled Western workers must now compete against well-educated workers in such low-wage countries as India, where an experienced software programmer earns one-fifth the average salary of a comparable U.S.worker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How is the world stratification system related to structural positions within the world capitalist economy? What about the modern stratification system within the United States?

Accepted Answer

The world stratification system is close...

Question 9

The distinction between small-c communism and large-C Communism is an example of arbitrary concepts defined in the social sciences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 10

Hundreds of ethnic groups and so-called tribes are colonial constructs.What does this mean-does it suggest that they are only imaginary and therefore of no consequence? Provide illustrations with your answers.

Accepted Answer

The statement "Hundreds of ethnic groups...

Question 11

In anthropology, history, and literature, the field of postcolonial studies has gained prominence since the 1970s.Postcolonial refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized.
B)  the period succeeding the slave trade.
C)  a moral stance toward oppressed peoples.
D)  the study of social movements that, instead of rejecting colonialism, actually embraced it and transformed it for their own benefit.
E)  an up-and-coming subfield in sociology.

Question 12

According to Weber, what are the three dimensions of social stratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  the means of production, mode of production, and measure of production
B)  status, exchange, and religion
C)  gender, ethnicity, and race
D)  wealth, power, and prestige
E)  age, gender, and ethnicity

Question 13

What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers launched a proletarian revolution.
B)  Workers barred women and children from working in factories.
C)  Workers won the right to control production.
D)  Workers organized to protected their interest.
E)  Workers demanded the 8-hour work day and the Sabbath off.

Question 14

Weber argued that without Catholic ethics and values, capitalism and industrialism would have never spread beyond England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

How did the Belgian colonizers of East Africa identify who was Tutsi and who was Hutu?

Accepted Answer

A)  individual self-identification
B)  the number of cattle owned
C)  previous census data
D)  phenotype, or how the individual physically looked
E)  unique tribal body modifications such as scar tattoos

Question 16

What is the world system perspective, and why is it important in anthropology?

Accepted Answer

The world-systems perspective is an anal...

Question 17

The current world stratification system features a substantial contrast between capitalists and workers in the core nations, and workers on the periphery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT true about the modern world system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The distinction between bourgeoisie and proletariat has disappeared.
B)  The contrast between capitalists and propertyless workers is a worldwide phenomenon.
C)  Stratification systems are not simple and dichotomous.
D)  There is a growing middle class of skilled and professional workers.
E)  Intermediate occupations create opportunities for social mobility.

Question 19

What best characterizes the intervention philosophy of the British empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  manifest destiny
B)  white man's burden
C)  this land is our land
D)  fifty-four forty or fight
E)  in his majesty's domain

Question 20

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

Accepted Answer

A)  seeks to control costs by lowering wage expenses.
B)  characterizes the type of policies designed by powerful international financial institutions.
C)  has been spreading globally.
D)  refers to a recent revival of economic liberalism.
E)  is characterized by the policy that environmental protection and job safety are too important to be left unregulated.

Exam 14: The World System and Colonialism

The Occupy movement, which began on Wall Street in New York and spread to other U.S.and Canadian cities, recognizes the disparity between the rich and the poor.Which of the following statements about U.S.wealth as of the year 2012 is NOT correct?

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What term refers to the ideological justification for outsiders to guide native groups in specific directions?

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Weber argued that the only true capitalists were Protestants, and people who believed in any other faith could never fully mature as capitalists.

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What is the name of the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended time?

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French colonial strategies incorporated both direct and indirect rule.

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The United States originally started out as a peripheral nation, but by 1900 it had asserted itself as a member of the industrialized core.

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One consequence of the ongoing globalization of work and migration is that skilled Western workers must now compete against well-educated workers in such low-wage countries as India, where an experienced software programmer earns one-fifth the average salary of a comparable U.S.worker.

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How is the world stratification system related to structural positions within the world capitalist economy? What about the modern stratification system within the United States?

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The distinction between small-c communism and large-C Communism is an example of arbitrary concepts defined in the social sciences.

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Hundreds of ethnic groups and so-called tribes are colonial constructs.What does this mean-does it suggest that they are only imaginary and therefore of no consequence? Provide illustrations with your answers.

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In anthropology, history, and literature, the field of postcolonial studies has gained prominence since the 1970s.Postcolonial refers to

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According to Weber, what are the three dimensions of social stratification?

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What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

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Weber argued that without Catholic ethics and values, capitalism and industrialism would have never spread beyond England.

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How did the Belgian colonizers of East Africa identify who was Tutsi and who was Hutu?

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What is the world system perspective, and why is it important in anthropology?

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The current world stratification system features a substantial contrast between capitalists and workers in the core nations, and workers on the periphery.

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Which of the following is NOT true about the modern world system?

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