According to world systems theory, most low-income countries in Africa and South America are __________ nations that are dependent on other nations for capital, have little or no industrialization, and have uneven patterns of urbanization

a. peripheral b. core
c. semiperipheral d. tertiary


a

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increasingly become a forum for disputes over individual rights lawsuits filed under the provisions of state constitutions. Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Stepsibling issues: a. include sharing one's parent with new step-siblings

b. do not affect children who have already grown and left home. c. are typically easier to work through than learning to share one's parent with a new stepparent. d. None of the answers are correct.

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Studying the Puerto Rican populations in San Juan and New York, Oscar Lewis linked their relatively low social standing to a passive cultural orientation he called__________.

A. pessimism B. fatalism C. optimism D. cynicism

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Which theory about gender-role development is concerned with observing how people reinforce each other's gender-related behavior?

A. the feminist framework B. cognitive development theory C. family systems theory D. social learning theory

Sociology