Lesson 4.2.8.4
4.2.8.4 Changing structures of inequality and the transnational capitalist class Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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According to Leslie Sklair, what defines the transnational capitalist class?
- Local bourgeoisie
- Working-class unionists
- Global elite
- Industrial proletariat
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Which fraction is part of Leslie Sklair's transnational capitalist class model?
- Domestic fraction
- Consumerist fraction
- Feudal fraction
- Agricultural fraction
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In Wallerstein's world-systems theory, which countries dominate the global economy?
- Third-world nations
- Semi-peripheral nations
- Peripheral nations
- Core nations
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Which term describes the decline of manufacturing industry in advanced economies?
- Deindustrialisation
- Proletarianisation
- Urbanisation
- Rationalisation
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According to Guy Standing, what defines the precariat class?
- Insecure employment
- High salary
- Inherited wealth
- Permanent tenure
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Where has globalisation primarily shifted manufacturing jobs from advanced economies?
- State-owned enterprises
- Rural core areas
- Lower-cost regions
- Suburban centres
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Why has globalisation increased inequality within some advanced nations?
- Manufacturing job losses
- Equal wage growth
- Universal skill demand
- Decreased international trade
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According to Daniel Bell, post-industrial societies primarily rely on which sector?
- Heavy manufacturing
- Knowledge and services
- Textile production
- Agricultural production
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Which term describes increasing worldwide economic, political, and cultural interconnectedness?
- Globalisation
- McDonaldisation
- Secularisation
- Industrialisation
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What evidence best supports the existence of a transnational elite?
- Local trade unions
- Shared global networks
- Regional wage gaps
- National tariff barriers
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Which employment trend is most characteristic of changing inequality in late modern societies?
- Compulsory unionisation
- Guaranteed promotions
- Fixed-term tenure
- Insecure employment
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Which contract type best exemplifies flexible employment in a globalised economy?
- Index-linked pensions
- Zero-hours contracts
- Salaried positions
- Permanent tenure
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Which global factor reduces the bargaining power of national trade unions?
- Capital mobility
- Protectionist tariffs
- Import quotas
- Closed-shop policies
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Which statistical measure is most commonly used to calculate income inequality?
- Dependency ratio
- Gini coefficient
- Fertility rate
- Standard deviation
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According to Leslie Sklair, globalisation has created which new class?
- Working-class aristocracy
- Transnational capitalist class
- Traditional gentry
- Lumpenproletariat
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Which sociologist developed the concept of the Transnational Capitalist Class?
- Pierre Bourdieu
- Max Weber
- Karl Marx
- Leslie Sklair
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According to Sklair, which group forms the consumerist fraction of global elites?
- Global media executives
- Civil servants
- Local politicians
- Factory workers
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In World Systems Theory, where are wealth and economic power predominantly concentrated?
- Peripheral nations
- Non-aligned states
- Semi-peripheral nations
- Core nations
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What does the 'race to the bottom' describe in a globalised economy?
- Stronger environmental laws
- Undercutting labour standards
- Rising minimum wages
- Increasing unionisation
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What is the term for contracting business functions to external third-party suppliers?
- Outsourcing
- Deskilling
- Downsizing
- Upskilling
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