Today, more than 1.4 billion people live in absolute poverty
a. true
b. false
Answer: a.
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A sociologist sets up an experiment on television violence and children. She shows one set of children (group A) violent cartoons and then observes their play. She shows a second set of children (group B) nonviolent cartoons and then observes their play. Which of these groups would be considered the experimental group?
A. group A B. group B C. neither group D. both groups
Which of the following terms refers to the study of how living organisms interact with the natural environment?
a. sociobiology b. ethnology c. technology d. ecology
At one point in time, society relied on religion to help answer many questions regarding how society operated. Religion and religious leaders were seen as the mechanism through which people lived everyday life. With the rise of industrialization, many factories were created. Soon society came to be organized in a hierarchical manner and bureaucracies emerged. People started to rely more on scientific, rational thought to understand how society worked. This soon became the driver for day-to-day life, rather than religion. What shift were people in society experiencing?
A. the rationalization of society B. the globalization of society C. the rise of the capitalist machine D. the rise of the consumption-oriented society
According to world systems analysis, poor and developing nations are
A. on the marginality. B. on the periphery. C. at the core. D. on the semiperiphery.