Dependency theory is defined as
A. applying to the interactionist perspective.
B. a far-reaching process by which peripheral nations move from having traditional or less developed institutions to those characteristic of more developed societies.
C. a functionalist approach proposing that modernization and development will gradually improve the lives of people in peripheral nations.
D. an approach contending that as developing countries make economic advances, they remain weak and subservient to core nations.
Answer: D
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A) the cultural expectation to marry someone from within one's social group. B) the cultural expectation to marry someone from outside one's social group. C) the geographical closeness of partners. D) the unique personality attributes that draw people toward one another.
The increase in childbearing among older single women is largely a(n) __________ phenomenon
a. black b. Hispanic c. Asian d. white, middle-class
Highways and automobiles have helped to create __________ and make it difficult to distinguish between city, suburbs, and nonurban environments
a. urban sprawl b. planned obsolescence c. globalization d. an anomaly
Unstructured group contact has been found to break down stereotypes and fears.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)