Sociology MCQs

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How has the global human population grown between the Industrial Revolution of around 1750 and 2013 ?
A. 771 million to 7.1 billion
B. 1.65 billion to 7.1 billion
C. 771 million to 8.2 billion
D. 1.65 million to 8.2 billion
How do sociologists describe former Third World societies that have moved towards an economic base in industrial production ?
A. Developing countries
B. Peripheral countries
C. Globalizing countries
D. Newly industrializing countries
Wallerstein’s world-systems theory is inspired by______________?
A. Marxism
B. Interaction ism
C. Functionalism
D. Post structuralism
Which of the following is not part of the argument made against globalization by sceptics ?
A. Regionalization is occurring not globalization
B. Economic globalization is occurring not political globalization
C. Trading blocs are effective not a global economy
D. National governments are most significant not international institutions
The thesis of glocalization is associated with which theorist ?
A. Ulrich beck
B. Kenichi ohmae
C. Roland robertson
D. Judith butler
Which of the following is NOT an example of a pre-modern social form ?
A. Agrarian society
B. Ancient society
C. Industrial society
D. Pastoral society