Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to Friedman, there are 30 cities under the heading of world cities, including New York and London.
2. Lagos, Nigeria, is the fastest-growing megacity in the world.
3. The treadmill of production states that everyone in the system depends on continuous growth in production, and the economy more generally.
4. The earliest work on globalization tended to focus on the natural environment.
5. An early twenty-first century study concluded that industrial fishing had led to a 20% decline in swordfish, tuna, and marlin populations.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
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a) social structure. b) cultural norms. c) standards. d) values.
Ageism is present in print media when ______.
A. advertisements are issued for age-specific products, such as diapers or aids for hearing or walking B. older people are nonexistent or are portrayed as problematic for other people C. marketing campaigns target children for sugary cereals, candy, soda pop, and junk food D. font size is too small to see for people who need reading glasses
The example of a college student using credit cards to finance vacations and eat out is an illustration of what type of society?
a. Conflict society b. Class society c. Consumer society d. International society
A criticism of the pluralist model of power is that
a. those who promote this idea are actually secret elitists from the upper-economic stratum. b. a truly pluralist model would support campaign finance reform. c. in real life, people from all walks of life routinely vote against their own interests. d. the leaders in each sector come disproportionately from the upper-economic stratum, and thus share common goals and interests.