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Question
1. Dependency theory argues that global inequality is the result of wealthy nations exploiting poorer nations.
True
False
2. Legitimate power is exercised by those who invoke a feeling of obligation.
True
False
3. Which of the following is NOT an example of media technology?
a printing press
a computer
a television
a television host
4. The "ability to bring about an intended outcome" is an example of which approach to power?
"power to"
domination
coercion
meso-level power
5. All statuses are equally important for the individual and within the larger society.
True
False
6. Which term refers to the use of the military, political, and economic power of one society to dominate people of another society?
modernization
capitalism
neocolonialism
colonialism
7. Teen social media users are not usually thoughtful about privacy.
True
False
8. Someone who lacks resources so severely that their life is threatened is living in ________ poverty.
total
desperate
relative
absolute
9. An online news story describes a poor nation at war with the wealthy nation that controlled its economic and political systems. The poor nation wanted to become independent but the wealthy nation refused to allow economic and political freedom, citing that the nation did not have the resources needed to survive without the assistance of the wealthy nation. This is an example of
colonialism.
neocolonialism.
dependency.
modernization.
10. Max Weber defined a person's status as
inseparable from class.
existing apart from the individual.
indistinguishable from class.
independent and distinct from class.