How Do Semiperiphery Regions Compare with Periphery Regions

question 32

Multiple Choice

How do semiperiphery regions compare with periphery regions?

• A)Periphery regions are growing more rapidly than semiperiphery regions.
• B)Semiperiphery regions are growing more rapidly than periphery regions.
• C)Periphery regions export primarily manufactured products,whereas semiperiphery regions export primarily raw materials.
• D)States can move from the semiperiphery to the periphery,but not from the periphery to the semiperiphery.

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Definitions:

Social Control

Mechanisms, strategies, and institutions aimed at regulating individual and group behavior in an attempt to enforce conformity and compliance with the norms and rules of a society.

Control Theories

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Deviance

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Criminality

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