Finals Flashcards
(46 cards)
This definition of demography focuses on change of the diverse criteria of population, this cover: birth, death, unions, migration, etc.
Size and composition
In the early 1990s, there were only three identified global cities. These are:
New York, London, and Tokyo
New York, London, and Tokyo :
Printing press
Engaging with other people with different nationalities with these attributes can prove beneficial for the rest of mankind in the
long run since one is not only confined in the pursuit of personal interest but is also conscious about the lives, desires, and
needs of other individuals hailing from other cultures. Which characteristic/s applies to the statement? :
Respect and Value Diversity
Willingness to act to make the world a more equitable and sustainable place
Wider Word
(All of the above)
This exists when all the people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food
that meets their dietary needs and food preference for an active and healthy life.
Food security
This element of demography is computed as the number of live births per 1000 population a given year
Crude Birth Rate
The adherence or belief in the “world state.”
Cosmopolitanism
(true or false) Global imaginary and global village posits that these are results of imagined communities. People will never meet face to face
will all the members of the country but they can imagine themselves as one.
True
All are assumptions drawn from the classical sociological tradition EXCEPT.
the assumption that religious doctrines are free from the influences of modernization;
(true or false) In the history of world’s population, one the distribution factor is migration. Most of the eastern citizens were driven to move
westward. These movement are influenced by pull factors which covers the advantages of moving inside a country. What can
we infer from the statement? (1) economic advantages, (2) High rate of human development index, and (3) less political
conflicts are examples of pull factors.
All statements are true
(true or false) The increasing personalized individual religiosity is one of the effects of globalization on religion e.g. the reliance of an
individual on a supreme being.
True
(true or false) The second discussion of multiple glocalizations posits that new immigrants no longer assimilated into the culture of the host
countries but rather openly maintained complex links in their homelands, thereby constructing, reproducing, and preserving
their transnational ties
True
During the second half of the 20th century and the age of Pax Americana, this phase occurred where the United States of
America was hegemonic in terms of security, trade, and economy.
Globalization 3.0
______________ are characterized by occupational and income polarization, with the highly paid professional class on one end
and providers of low-paid services on the other.
Global cities
Stipulates four dimensions: economic dimension (man-made capital), environmental dimension (natural capital), and social
dimension (human capital) as the base for the institutional dimension (social capital).
Prism of Sustainable Development
Risk Society refers to the manner or means of modern society to organize itself in response to the risks. Which among the
following does not define risk society?
Pollution
(true or false) The rise of social issues spread through different media needs to coin the terminology “mass media.” What can we infer from
the statement? (1) Mass media is a method that spread information to a large number, (2) Mass media sprung out from the
discussion of social issues, and (3) Mass media intends to cover a selected group of readers.
All are true except statement 3
The following are some downsides in living in the global city, except.
Cleaner air
It considers the long-term capacities of a system to exist.
Sustainability
(true or false) The role of Microsystems such as families and local communities is of the least importance in solidifying a global perspective.
False
“Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs”
Sustainable Development
(true or false) The availability of food to meet demand at the macro-level (global) is not enough to prevent malnutrition and hunger at the
local level (national). :
True
(true or false) The rise of religious nationalism is one of the effects of globalization on religion. This claims that nationalism was closely
associated with religious beliefs. :
True
(true or false) The connectedness of nations, ethnicities, and states are the new trends in the international arena. :
True
