Globalization: The Global Age
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What is the result of globalization on social structures?

  • They are completely transformed
  • They are unaffected
  • They are only indirectly affected
  • They are directly affected (correct)

    • What is globalization characterized as, according to Larsson (2001)?

  • The process of cultural diversification
  • The process of modernization
  • The process of world expansion
  • The process of world shrinkage (correct)

    • What is the focus of Political Theory in relation to globalization?

  • How power is generated and distributed through society (correct)
  • The role of social structures in global integration
  • The impact of economics on cultural development
  • The effects of modernization on local communities

    • What is the definition of globalization according to Robinson (2007)?

    <p>The increasing interconnectedness of people and places through converging processes of economic, political and cultural change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Ulrich Beck's criticism of modernization theory?

    <p>It has a Western Bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between Globalism and Globality?

    <p>Globalism refers to a world dominated by economics, while Globality refers to a world with no local limitations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the global cultural and organizational environment in which states are immersed?

    <p>The global cultural and organizational environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of the Capitalist world-system?

    <p>It is a system of international division of labor, class distinctions, and global capitalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between core nations and semi-periphery nations?

    <p>Core nations are more economically diversified, while semi-periphery nations are less diversified</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary innovation of the Flying Shuttle, invented by John Kay in 1733?

    <p>It increased the speed of textile production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main improvement of Thomas Newcomen's steam engine over Thomas Savery's engine?

    <p>It was more efficient in its use of steam</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary innovation of Abraham Darby's experimentation with smelting iron?

    <p>He removed impurities and gases from the iron</p> Signup and view all the answers

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