Instructor's Manual with Test Bank – Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism, 7th Edition by Richard H. Robbins

Instructor’s Manual with Test Bank
for




GLOBAL PROBLEMS
AND THE
CULTURE OF CAPITALISM
7th EDITION


Richard Robbins

Prepared by
Gloria Bobbie

, TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 1

PART 1: TERM ASSIGNMENTS 2
I. COUNTRY ASSIGNMENT 2
II. CORPORATE ASSIGNMENT 2
III. GLOBAL ISSUES NEWSPAPER JOURNAL 3
IV. THE OTHER ASSIGNMENT 3

PART 2: INTRODUCTION: THE CONSUMER,
THE LABORER, THE CAPITALIST, AND
THE NATION-STATE IN THE SOCIETY OF
PERPETUAL GROWTH 5
I. CHAPTER 1: CONSTRUCTING THE CONSUMER 6
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 6
B. DISCUSSION 6
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 7
II. CHAPTER 2: THE LABORER IN THE CULTURE OF CAPITALISM 8
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 8
B. DISCUSSION 8
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 9
III. CHAPTER 3: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MERCHANT,
INDUSTRIALIST, AND FINANCIER 11
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 11
B. DISCUSSION 11
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 12
IV. CHAPTER 4: THE NATION-STATE IN THE
CULTURE OF CAPITALISM 13
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 13
B. DISCUSSION 13
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 13

PART 3: THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE CULTURE OF CAPITALISM:
INTRODUCTION 14
I. CHAPTER 5: POPULATION GROWTH, MIGRATION, AND
URBANIZATION 14
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 14

i

, B. DISCUSSION 14
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 18
II. CHAPTER 6: HUNGER, POVERTY, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT 20
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 20
B. DISCUSSION 20
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 21
III. CHAPTER 7: ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMPTION 23
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 23
B. DISCUSSION 23
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 24
IV. CHAPTER 8: HEALTH AND DISEASE 25
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 25
B. DISCUSSION 25
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 26
V. CHAPTER 9: INDIGENOUS GROUPS AND ETHNIC CONFLICT 27
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 27
B. DISCUSSION 27
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 28

PART 4: RESISTANCE AND REBELLION: INTRODUCTION 30
I. CHAPTER 10: RESISTANCE IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY 30
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 30
B. DISCUSSION 30
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 31
II. CHAPTER 11: ANTI-SYSTEMIC PROTEST 32
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 32
B. DISCUSSION 32
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 32
III. CHAPTER 12: RELIGION AND ANTI-SYSTEMIC PROTEST 35
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 35
B. DISCUSSION 35
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 35
IV. CHAPTER 13: SOLVING GLOBAL PROBLEMS: SOME OPTIONS AND
COURSES OF ACTION 37
A. THESIS STATEMENTS 37

ii

, B. DISCUSSION 37
C. ASSIGNMENTS AND EXERCISES 38

PART 5: TEST QUESTIONS AND TEST ANSWERS 39

PART 1: INTRODUCTION 39
A. TEST QUESTIONS 39
B. ANSWER KEY 69
CHAPTER 1: CONSTRUCTING THE CONSUMER 40
A. TEST QUESTIONS 42
B. ANSWER KEY 70
CHAPTER 2: THE LABORER IN THE CULTURE OF
CAPITALISM 42
A. TEST QUESTIONS 42
B. ANSWER KEY 71
CHAPTER 3: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MERCHANT,
INDUSTRIALIST, AND FINANCIER 44
A TEST QUESTIONS 44
B ANSWER KEY 72
CHAPTER 4: THE NATION-STATE IN THE CULTURE
OF CAPITALISM 46
A. TEST QUESTIONS 46
B. ANSWER KEY 73

PART 2: THE GLOBAL IMPACT OF THE CULTURE OF CAPITALISM:
INTRODUCTION 48
A. TEST QUESTIONS 48
B. ANSWER KEY 74
CHAPTER 5: POPULATION GROWTH, MIGRATION, AND
URBANIZATION 49
A. TEST QUESTIONS 49
B. ANSWER KEY 75
CHAPTER 6: HUNGER, POVERTY, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT 51
A. TEST QUESTIONS 51
B. ANSWER KEY 76
CHAPTER 7: ENVIRONMENT AND CONSUMPTION 53

iii