21.3 Review Questions

QuestionAnswer
Children in peripheral nations have little to no daily access to computers and the Internet, while children in core nations are constantly exposed to this technology. This is an example of:
the digital divide human ecology modernization theory dependency theory
When sociologists think about technology as an agent of social change, which of the following is not an example?
Population growth
Medical advances
The Internet
Genetically engineered food
China is undergoing a shift in industry, increasing labor specialization and the amount of differentiation present in the social structure. This exemplifies:
modernization
human ecology
dependency theory
conflict perspective
Core nations that work to propel peripheral nations toward modernization need to be aware of:
all of these
preserving peripheral nation cultural identity
preparing for pitfalls that come with modernization
avoiding hegemonistic assumptions about modernization
In addition to social movements, social change is also caused by technology, social institutions, population and ______.
the environment
modernization
social structure
new social movements

The content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax

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