Which of the following explains why the unemployment rate is one of the most closely watched indexes of the economy?
a. The higher the unemployment rate, the better the economy, and the higher the
well-being of the population.
b. Times of high unemployment are times of higher morale in a society.
c. High unemployment results in the de-skilling and automation of jobs.
d. The unemployed pay little or no taxes, and many of them may require government
support.
Answer: D
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A) They have a shorter life expectancy. B) They are more likely to live longer than Whites. C) They are the largest proportion of the elderly. D) They move to Harlem after retirement.
Leena is a young girl who lives in a Third World country; she has been forced to abandon school because she is responsible for most of the domestic labor in her home
Leena will probably marry very soon and bear children at an earlier age in comparison to girls her age in developed countries. The case of Leena illustrates what the text refers to as a (a) new international division of labor. (b) multinational consequence. (c) global consequence. (d) socioeconomic hardship.
Middle class immigrant women
A had a built in means for dealing with home and work. B gave career goals a higher priority than family obligations. C dealt with their adjustment problems in much the same way as working class women. D were mainly educated and professional women.
Geoff tells you that we cannot understand American culture without understanding the relationship that America has with the global economy. He argues that the ability to connect with other nations in the world allows Americans to have access to all sorts of products, and that would be impossible without a global economy. Which analytical framework is Geoff explaining?
A. modernization theory B. neocolonialism C. dependency theory D. world systems analysis