A Model Can Be Accurately Described as a

question 84

Multiple Choice

A model can be accurately described as a

• A)theoretical abstraction with very little value.
• B)device that is useful only to the people who created it.
• C)realistic and carefully constructed theory.
• D)simplification of reality.

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Definitions:

World-Systems Theory

World-Systems Theory is a sociological perspective that analyzes societies in terms of the global economic system, focusing on the hierarchy of countries as core, semi-periphery, and periphery.

Trialectics

An approach to analysis that goes beyond dualities or dichotomies to include a third dimension, creating a more comprehensive perspective.

Spatial Analysis

A methodological approach in geography and other disciplines that examines patterns, processes, and relationships in the physical and human world through the lens of space and place.

World-Systems Theory

A socioeconomic theory that analyzes the world economy as a complex system divided into core, semi-periphery, and periphery countries.