The Contemporary world

Prelim quiz 1 (2 attempts)

Dabbing, or the dab, is a simple dance move in which a person drops the head into the bent
crook of a slanted arm, typically while raising the opposite arm in a parallel direction but out
straight; both arms are pointed to the side and at an upward angle. Since 2015, it has also been
used as a gesture of triumph or playfulness, becoming a youthful American dance fad and
Internet meme (Ducey, 2015). Since the trend has gone viral, young Filipinos also picked it up as
a playful pose. The dab fad in the Philippines is what aspect of globalization?
-cultural
Which of the following statements is not true about globalization?
-Globalization is a recent phenomenon which traces its origin in the Information Age and
thrived because of the presence of social media and new technologies.
Which of the following statements is true about the effects of globalization?
-all of the choices
is the timeframe over which a thing is created, passed on to exhibit, and over the long run
removed from the world market.
-Item life cycle
Economic globalization is the increasing economic interdependence of national economies
across the world through a rapid increase in cross-border movement of goods, service,
technology, and capital. Some sociologists, like William I. Robinson has argued that because a
capitalist economy is premised on growth and expansion, a globalized economy is the inevitable
result of
-Capitalism
The 2016 Global Estimates of Child Labour indicate that one-fifth of all African children are
involved in child labour, a proportion more than twice as high as in any other region. Nine per
cent of African children are in hazardous work, again highest of all the world's regions. Africa
has the largest number of child labourers; 72.1 million African children are estimated to be in
child labour and 31.5 million in hazardous work (International Labour Organization, 2017). The
statement means that:
-Child labor deprives children of their childhood.
When businesses want to manufacture their products at a cheaper rate, they employ the
services from developing countries which is possible in countries such as China and Cambodia,
where manufacturing costs and wages are lower than highly developed countries. This business
practice is called
-Outsourcing
The United Nations came into being in 1945, following the devastation of the Second World
War, with one central mission: the maintenance of international peace and security. The UN
does this by working to prevent conflict; helping parties in conflict make peace; peacekeeping;
and creating the conditions to allow peace to hold and flourish. What aspect of globalization
deals with the establishment of UN in order to maintain international peace and security?
-Political
Social media has become a ubiquitous part of daily life, but this growth and evolution has been
in the works since the late 70s. From primitive days of newsgroups, listservs and the
introduction of early chat rooms, social media has changed the way we communicate, gather
and share information, and given rise to a connected global society (Morrison, 2015). This
evolution of social media is what aspect of globalization?
- Sociological
Britain, France, Germany, Russia, Netherlands, Japan, and the United States colonized countries
spread their empires. These nations have created global economic, political, cultural, and social
connections around the world. The extending of a country's power and influence is called:
-Imperialism