Globalization Has _______Since 1980

question 106

Multiple Choice

Globalization has _______since 1980.

• A) increased
• B) decreased
• C) remained steady
• D) remained stable
• E) intermittently decreased

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Definitions:

Core Nations

Countries that dominate global trade and economics, often through technological advancement and wealth.

Peripheral Countries

Nations that are less developed than the semi-peripheral and core countries, often characterized by low levels of industrialization, and significant economic dependence on core countries.

World Systems Theory

A framework for understanding the historical and contemporary social structures of global inequality, delineating countries as core, periphery, or semi-periphery.

Modernization Theory

A theory in sociology that suggests that societies progress from traditional to modern states through processes like industrialization and democratization, improving living standards and social norms.