Creating new social networks that transcend traditional social relations is an important characteristic of globalization.

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QUESTION 1

Neoliberalism, as a new economic system, was imposed by the more powerful countries over less powerful nations in the Global South

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 2

There is a consensus among social scientists that globalization is unique to our contemporary times.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 3

Creating new social networks that transcend traditional social relations is an important characteristic of globalization.

TRUE

FALSE

UESTION 4

Civil society conformists are those who seek to…

a.

Transform the social order and seize state power.

b.

Uphold and reinforce the existing norms.

c.

Reform and correct what they view as flaws in existing regimes.

d.

All of the above.

QUESTION 5

Most of the conceptualizations of globalization are Eurocentric that assume that the global condition is either a product of technology or capitalism or both.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 6

Which of the following can reflect the impact of global civil society?

a.

Multilayered governance.

b.

Privatization of governance.

c.

The creation of collective identities.

d.

All of the above.

QUESTION 8

In our discussion on the political dimension of globalization, we explored two debates on the impact that globalization has had on the nation-state and vice versa. One of these debates is hyperglobalizers who argue that…

a.

Politics is a by-product of economic and technological forces.

b.

De-terrorization is growing.

c.

Economics have undermined the power of nation-states.

d.

All of the above.

QUESTION 7

What are the circumstances that propelled the growth of global civil society?

a.

Capitalist development

b.

Technology

c.

Global thinking

d.

All of the above

QUESTION 9

Political globalization is “the intensification and expansion of political interrelations across the globe.”

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 10

Sushi is often used as a manifestation of globalization because…

a.

It has to be prepared in Japan by Japanese chefs.

b.

It lost its status as a Japanese cultural label.

c.

It reflects the integration of different cultural and economic processes all over the world.

d.

None of the above

QUESTION 11

Any history that excludes external non-European factors that contributed to the development of Europe will …

a.

Help Africans forget the vicious and cruel history of colonialization.

b.

Produce a biased sociological interpretation of the global condition that does not reflect the true meaning of globalization.

c.

Neither “a” nor “b”.

d.

None of the above

QUESTION 12

Schools, churches, human rights advocates, and environmental campaigns are examples of civil society.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 13

In response to hyperglobalizers, Globalization Sceptics argue that…

a.

Politics is inferior to economics.

b.

Global economic interdependence came into being thanks to the natural law of the market as well as the development of computer technology.

c.

Territory still matters and the global economic expansion is a result of political decisions made essentially by national governments.

d.

All of the above.

QUESTION 14

Globalization sceptics argue that the expansion of global economic activity is a result of…

a.

Political decisions to “lift international restrictions on capital.”

b.

Natural law of the market.

c.

Development of computer technology.

d.

None of the above.

QUESTION 15

In what way was the Bretton Woods conference conducive to the emergence of a new global economic order?

a.

Expanding international trade.

b.

Establishing binding rules that control this international trade system

c.

Creating a more stable money exchange system in which the value of each country’s currency was pegged to a fixed gold valued of the US dollar.

d.

All of the above

QUESTION 16

In what way was the developing countries incorporated into the post-Breton Woods economic system?

a.

Economic institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, and WTO provided loans to developing countries in return for enhancing protectionist economic policies.

b.

Economic institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, and WTO provided loans to developing countries and demanded from their creditors the implementation of “structural adjustment programs.”

c.

Economic institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, and WTO provided loans to developing countries in return for monopolizing their natural resources for a certain number of years.

d.

None of the above.

QUESTION 17

The World System Theory is very critical of the capitalist system.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 18

The globalization of Sushi is a manifestation of how the global can annihilate cultural differences.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 19

Global civil society played an important role in shifting the framework of politics away from the traditional core principle of sovereign statehood.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 20

What are the major characteristics of the new economic system that replaced the Bretton Woods economic system?

a.

De-regulation of the economy.

b.

Public expenditure cuts, particularly social spending.

c.

Massive tax cuts.

d.

All of the above.

QUESTION 21

According to Steger, the contemporary global economic order can be traced back to…

a.

1940s.

b.

1990s.

c.

16th century.

d.

None of the above.

QUESTION 22

Theories of global capitalism shares with the world-system theory the focus on new forms of global production and financial system that is different from the earlier national forms of capitalism.

TRUE

FALSE

QUESTION 23

“Nation-states have no choice but to submit to economic choices made elsewhere, over which they have no control” is a statement…

a.

Globalization sceptics would say.

b.

Hyperglobalizers would say.

c.

Public sociologists would say.

d.

None of the above.

QUESTION 24

The “Global City” is a concept introduced by Saskia Sassen to refer to…

a.

Highly concentrated command posts that organize the world economy.

b.

Key locations for finances and services.

c.

Key locations for the production and innovation of producer services.

d.

All of the above.

QUESTION 25

Colonialism is closely connected to globalization because the depletion of natural resources and exploitation of labor in the colonized territories contributed to the economic growth and technological advancement in the world.

TRUE

FALSE