According to World-System analysis theory, the world is stratified according to a global division of labor. Briefly explain this assertion.
What will be an ideal response?
World systems and its constituent states thrive on dependency, built around a global division of labor in capital-intensive or knowledge/intellectual production is concentrated in the core or First world countries, while lower-skilled, labor-intensive production in plantation labor, assembly of manufactured goods or routine service work such as call centers are concentrated in the periphery or Third World countries
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A. conjugal B. nuclear C. extended D. joint
According to research, the prevalence of extradyadic sex is highest among:
A) heterosexual women. B) heterosexual men. C) gay men. D) lesbian women.
While strain theory can explain ______ crimes, it cannot explain ______.
A. ritual crimes; retreatist crimes B. retreatist crimes; ritual crimes C. property and premeditated crimes; crimes of passion D. crimes of passion; property and premeditated crimes
__________ refers to the lifestyles, preferences, and thought patterns found among people of a stratum
a. Achieved status b. Ascribed status c. Social class d. Caste system