Which globalization theorist challenges economic characterizations of globalization by showing how it involves multidimensional and multidirectional ecological, political, and cultural dimensions?
a. Benjamin Barber
b. Anthony Giddens
c. Ulrich Beck
d. Zygmunt Bauman
c. Ulrich Beck
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In a capitalist economy, the government is prohibited from ________
a. framing policies to maintain public order b. deciding the prices of goods and wages of laborers c. protecting companies against foreign threats d. allowing market forces to operate unhindered
Settling in the oldest city sections, immigrants quickly conformed to the dominant culture
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Which of the following most accurately describes the feminization of poverty?
A. It refers to the phenomenon of more women in the society having the ability to influence or control the behavior of others despite opposition. B. It refers to the disproportionate number of the poor who are women. C. It refers to the movement of women up or down the social class hierarchy. D. It refers to the extent to which women have positive experiences and can secure the good things in life because they have economic resources. E. It refers to the practice of employers hiring more women to do demeaning work for wages lesser than that of their male counterparts.
Medlining practices __________
A) increase the likelihood that chronically ill low-income patients will receive a basic level of appropriate medical treatment B) ensure that chronically ill low-income patients receive a high level of care regardless of their ability to pay C) are to the medical industry what redlining practices are in the banking and insurance industries D) are fundamental components of Medicare and Medicaid