Which of the following is NOT true about the modern world system?
A. The distinction between bourgeoisie and proletariat has disappeared.
B. The contrast between capitalists and propertyless workers is a worldwide phenomenon.
C. Stratification systems are not simple and dichotomous.
D. There is a growing middle class of skilled and professional workers.
E. Intermediate occupations create opportunities for social mobility.
Question 2
The growth of a market for sugar in Europe spurred
A. a tremendous expansion in the strength of independent indigenous nations of Mexico and South America.
B. the development of a transatlantic slave trade.
C. the movement of sugar-producing nations from the periphery to the core of the world system.
D. the movement of capitalism, once a cultural trait specific to New Guinea (where sugar was first domesticated), to the rest of the world.
E. a long-term improvement in the distribution of wealth among the rural peasantry of England.
