SOCI 301 Midterm One Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
what does our welfare depend on? - Correct answer-- goods from other countries
- foreign tastes
- how these other counties treat their enviro. resources
- how countries treat immigrants
- the standards that other countries impose on buisness
6 significances of global interdependence? - Correct answer-1. standards of living
across the globe are interdependant
2. investors do what seems right to maintain profit
3. social and cultural challenges
4. overcoming the idea that only what happens inside national borders are
important to citizens
5. new technology making it easier to monitor production world wide
6. allows for cheapest combination of labour
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,polanyis tension thesis? - Correct answer-market: pursuit of individual self interest
(anti social)
society: self interests sacrificed for greater good (mutual interdependence)
- conflict between narrow self interests in markets and cooperation for collective
benefits
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in the US, 1870's-1920's? - Correct answer-big buisness small government
in the US, 1930's? - Correct answer-The U.S. was practicing isolationism and
focusing on economic problems due to the Depression
- social movements social security
polanyis view on globalization? - Correct answer-- corporations and people move
across border with little accountability.
- markets relations have outgrown the ability for society to limit them
- national institutions are challenged to find ways to control them.
4 civil citizenship rights by Marshall? - Correct answer-1. polictical rights
2. civil rights
3. social rights
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,4. industrial rights
political rights? - Correct answer-the rights guaranteeing a citizen's ability to
participate in politics, including the right to vote and the right to hold an elected
office
civil rights? - Correct answer-the rights of citizens to political and social freedom
and equality.
- freedom of speech
- 18th century idea
social rights? - Correct answer-Those rights related to basic well-being and
socioeconomic equality
- through health care, education and fair wages
industrial rights? - Correct answer-the rights for workers to collectively form a
union and advocate for things they ned. ex. 8 hour work days, weekends and
overtime pay
how are civil rights affected by globalization? - Correct answer-some poeple do not
have equality before the law.
ex. refugees, or migrants.
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, how are industrial rights affected by globalization? - Correct answer-manufacturing
workers have to compete for work with workers in other counties... if they ask for
higher wages the manufacturing company can just move their production
somewhere where there is lower wage and lower industrial rights.
Free Market View (liberal, neoliberal) - Correct answer-markets unrestricted by the
gov't or communities control = elevates the standards of living and closes the
income inequality gap
Value centered view? (collective) - Correct answer-markets do produce greater
goods that we could all benefit from BUT the pursiuit of individual and corporate
economic interests DOESNT automatically lead to greater social good
4 possible outcomes of globalization? - Correct answer-1. everyone wins
2. everyone loses
3. inequality between countries
4. inequality between classes
the colonial project? - Correct answer-pre WWII
- roots of 1rst, 2nd and 3rd world countries
- roots of the international division of labour
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and Answers Graded A+
what does our welfare depend on? - Correct answer-- goods from other countries
- foreign tastes
- how these other counties treat their enviro. resources
- how countries treat immigrants
- the standards that other countries impose on buisness
6 significances of global interdependence? - Correct answer-1. standards of living
across the globe are interdependant
2. investors do what seems right to maintain profit
3. social and cultural challenges
4. overcoming the idea that only what happens inside national borders are
important to citizens
5. new technology making it easier to monitor production world wide
6. allows for cheapest combination of labour
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,polanyis tension thesis? - Correct answer-market: pursuit of individual self interest
(anti social)
society: self interests sacrificed for greater good (mutual interdependence)
- conflict between narrow self interests in markets and cooperation for collective
benefits
PENDULUM
in the US, 1870's-1920's? - Correct answer-big buisness small government
in the US, 1930's? - Correct answer-The U.S. was practicing isolationism and
focusing on economic problems due to the Depression
- social movements social security
polanyis view on globalization? - Correct answer-- corporations and people move
across border with little accountability.
- markets relations have outgrown the ability for society to limit them
- national institutions are challenged to find ways to control them.
4 civil citizenship rights by Marshall? - Correct answer-1. polictical rights
2. civil rights
3. social rights
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,4. industrial rights
political rights? - Correct answer-the rights guaranteeing a citizen's ability to
participate in politics, including the right to vote and the right to hold an elected
office
civil rights? - Correct answer-the rights of citizens to political and social freedom
and equality.
- freedom of speech
- 18th century idea
social rights? - Correct answer-Those rights related to basic well-being and
socioeconomic equality
- through health care, education and fair wages
industrial rights? - Correct answer-the rights for workers to collectively form a
union and advocate for things they ned. ex. 8 hour work days, weekends and
overtime pay
how are civil rights affected by globalization? - Correct answer-some poeple do not
have equality before the law.
ex. refugees, or migrants.
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, how are industrial rights affected by globalization? - Correct answer-manufacturing
workers have to compete for work with workers in other counties... if they ask for
higher wages the manufacturing company can just move their production
somewhere where there is lower wage and lower industrial rights.
Free Market View (liberal, neoliberal) - Correct answer-markets unrestricted by the
gov't or communities control = elevates the standards of living and closes the
income inequality gap
Value centered view? (collective) - Correct answer-markets do produce greater
goods that we could all benefit from BUT the pursiuit of individual and corporate
economic interests DOESNT automatically lead to greater social good
4 possible outcomes of globalization? - Correct answer-1. everyone wins
2. everyone loses
3. inequality between countries
4. inequality between classes
the colonial project? - Correct answer-pre WWII
- roots of 1rst, 2nd and 3rd world countries
- roots of the international division of labour
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