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GENDER IN WORLD POLITICS, GLOBAL POPULATION & MOBILITY

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
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1.

Much feminist theory is based on the idea of (a)   - the belief in the capacity of knowledge to drive positive normative change - specifically related to the improvement of women's lives worldwide.

2.

PROPOSITION A: Emancipation characterizes men as protectors and women as protected. PROPOSITION B: It is used to justify and shape national security policies.

a)

Only A is correct

b)

Only B is Correct

c)

Both are incorrect

d)

both are true

3.

The _____ results in women doing a high proportion of unpaid labor in the home, while men work outside for wages; it creates a "double burden" for women who seek to work outside the home and has reinforced women's lower pay in the global economy.

a)

protection

b)

gendered division of labor

c)

gender-sensitive lens

d)

gender-specific

4.

The _____ myth is a popular assumption that men fight wars to protect the vulnerable, including women and children, and has been used to justify national security efforts.

a)

protection

b)

gendered division of labor

c)

gender-sensitive lens

d)

gender-specific

5.

The idea of the _____ came from the feminist theorists: Peterson and Runyan.

a)

protection

b)

gendered division of labor

c)

gender-sensitive lens

d)

gender-specific

6.

A _____, as proposed by Peterson and Runyan, helps us see how gender structures world politics.

a)

protection

b)

gendered division of labor

c)

gender-sensitive lens

d)

gender-specific lens

7.

The gendering of world politics is seen in the following areas: WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE LIST?

a)

Prostitution and human trafficking.

b)

Civil wars and refugee flows.

c)

Trade and development.

d)

Gender equity

8.

Intersectionality describes overlapping global structures of inequality, which defines the everyday lives of people simultaneously.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Gender theorists see the following developments as progress (but it depends on which gender theory you pick):

a)

The establishment of the UN Gender Development Index.

b)

The election of US Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

c)

The incorporation of "gender mainstreaming" into policy discourse.

d)

NONE OF THESE

10.

The impact of globalization for women:

a)

It has created new areas for women's advancement.

b)

It has led to new challenges and dangers for women.

c)

It has not changed the fundamental inequality of gender relationships in the world enough.

d)

NONE OF THESE

11.

PROPOSITION A: Globalization has created new opportunities as well as challenges for women, but most feminists would agree that the gender structure of world politics remains fundamentally unequal and that continuing advocacy for change is needed. PROPOSITION B: The feminized labor refers to less desirable or secure work, which has come to be associated with specific 'female' qualities.

a)

ONLY A IS INCORRECT

b)

ONLY B IS INCORRECT

c)

BOTH PROPOSITIONS ARE INCORRECT

d)

BOTH PROPOSITIONS ARE CORRECT

12.

It is in cities that global operations are centralized and where we can see most clearly the phenomena associated with their activities, whether it be (1) changes in the structure of employment, (2) the formation of powerful partnerships, (3) the development of monumental real estate, (4) the emergence of new forms of local governance, (5) the effects of organized crime, (6) the expansion of corruption, (7) the fragmentation of informal networks or (8) the spatial isolation and social exclusion of certain population groups. WHICH STATEMENT/S IS/ARE TRUE?

a)

1, 3, 5

b)

1, 5, 6 , 8

c)

1 ONLY

d)

7 ONLY

e)

ALL OF THEM

13.

It is also called world city or sometimes alpha city or world center, is a city which is a primary node in the global economic network.

a)

The Global City

b)

DEMOGRAPHICS

c)

The demographic transition theory

14.

It is the study of a population based on factors such as age, race and sex.

a)

The Global City

b)

DEMOGRAPHICS

c)

The demographic transition theory

15.

It is a generalized description of the changing pattern of mortality, fertility and growth rates as societies move from one demographic regime to another.

a)

The Global City

b)

DEMOGRAPHICS

c)

The demographic transition theory

16.

Characterized by high birth rates, and high fluctuating death rates.

a)

Pre-transition

b)

Early transition

c)

Late transition

d)

Post-transition

17.

During the early stages of the transition, the death rate begins to fall. As birth rates remain high, the population starts to grow rapidly.

a)

Pre-transition

b)

Early transition

c)

Late transition

d)

Post-transition

18.

Birth rates start to decline. The rate of population growth decelerates.

a)

Pre-transition

b)

Early transition

c)

Late transition

d)

Post-transition

19.

These are characterized by low birth and low death rates. Population growth is negligible, or even enters a decline.

a)

Pre-transition

b)

Early transition

c)

Late transition

d)

Post-transition

20.

It is a situation in which people go to live in foreign countries, especially to find work.

(a)  

21.

Lack of employment opportunities or differentials in employment opportunities and wages; the lure of a well-paid job in a wealthy country is a powerful driver of international migration. Lack of educational institutions across developing countries has also tremendously contributed to the reasons for migration.

a)

ECONOMIC REASONS

b)

POLITICAL REASONS

c)

SOCIAL FACTORS

d)

CULTURAL FACTORS

e)

PUSH-PULL FACTOR

22.

The unattractiveness of agricultural activities, disasters, lack of basic amenities (roads, electricity, portable water, and inadequate health care facilities) and industrial ventures in countries have also encouraged international migration.

a)

ECONOMIC REASONS

b)

POLITICAL REASONS

c)

SOCIAL FACTORS

d)

CULTURAL FACTORS

e)

PUSH-PULL FACTOR

23.

These could include wealth, religion, buying habits, education level, family size and structure and population density.

a)

ECONOMIC REASONS

b)

POLITICAL REASONS

c)

SOCIAL FACTORS

d)

CULTURAL FACTORS

e)

PUSH-PULL FACTOR

24.

This is vital to understanding the implications for translation and, despite the differences of opinion as to whether language is a part of culture or not, the two are connected. It ranges from syntax, ideologies, religion, language and dialect, to art and literacy.

a)

ECONOMIC REASONS

b)

POLITICAL REASONS

c)

SOCIAL FACTORS

d)

CULTURAL FACTORS

e)

PUSH-PULL FACTOR

25.

In geographical terms, these factors are those that drive people away from a place and draw people to a new location.

a)

ECONOMIC REASONS

b)

POLITICAL REASONS

c)

SOCIAL FACTORS

d)

CULTURAL FACTORS

e)

PUSH-PULL FACTOR