World-systems theory distinguishes between core peripheral and semi-peripheral countries Which one of the following countries is part of the semi-periphery ?

Related Mcqs:

1. The unique sense of identity that distinguishes each individual from all other individuals is called ________ by sociologists?

   A. personality
   B. self
   C. ego
   D. the I
   E. the me

2. Which of these distinguishes modern nation-sates from traditional civilizations ?

   A. a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs
   B. governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory
   C. the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population
   D. all of the above

3. Which of these distinguishes modern nation-states from traditional civilizations ?

   A. a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs
   B. governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory
   C. the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population
   D. all of the above

4. Wallerstein’s world-systems theory is inspired by______________?

   A. Marxism
   B. interaction ism
   C. Functionalism
   D. Post structuralism

5. Which theorist is most associated with world-systems theory ?

   A. Walt Rostow
   B. Immanuel Waller-stein
   C. Amartya Sen
   D. none of the above

6. What proportion of malnourished children under the age of five in the world,s low-and middle-income countries live in countries that actually produce a food surplus ?

   A. less than 10%
   B. around 25%
   C. around 50%
   D. more than 75%

7. All civilizations are in an endless cycle of three cultural systems this theory was presented by_____________?

   A. Oswald Spengler
   B. Arnold Toynbee
   C. Pitirim Sorokin
   D. None of these

8. What sociological theory of crime and deviance emphasizes sub-cultural belief systems as a major contributor to crime ?

   A. Social Control theory
   B. Anomie theory
   C. Lower Class Focal Value theory
   D. Social Process theory
   E. Strain theory

9. What approach focuses on the ever-changing relationship over time between social movements and macro-level economic and political systems ?

   A. Globalization
   B. Political Process
   C. Postmodernism
   D. Linear Evolutionary
   E. Counter-modernization

10. World systems analysis is closely aligned with_________________?

    A. the concentric zone theory
    B. the multiple -nuclei theory
    C. new urban sociology
    D. zone sector theory