The World System (And Dependency) Approach Sees the Social Structure

question 5

Multiple Choice

The world system (and dependency) approach sees the social structure of

• A) advanced nations as though they were shaped by their status as colonies.
• B) the former U.S.S.R. as though it was shaped primarily by democratic forces.
• C) third world nations as though they were shaped by their colonial heritage.
• D) third world nations as though they were a recap of the history of Western nations.

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Definitions:

Congress

A national legislative body, particularly in the United States, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Sharecroppers

Laborers who farm land owned by another person and pay rent either in cash or as a portion of the crop, commonly in the post-Civil War South in the United States.

Cotton

A soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll around the seeds of cotton plants, used in the textile industry.