Quiz 14 - Geog 322
Transnationalism:
- typically does not entail power relations
- is clearly separated from processes of colonialism
- is integral to people’s daily lives
- is about the global and not the local
Immanuel Wallerstein’s “World Systems Theory”:
- emerged in ideological opposition to dependency theory
- was based on the perspective of those living in the global periphery
- promoted socialist change
- focused exclusively on internal, i.e. not global, exploitation
The Transnational “turn” in American studies:
A challenges historically modernist notions of both “nation” and “globalization”
- takes the concept of “nation” for granted.
- is conceptually identical to globalization
- is based solely on the work of intellectuals from the global North
Which of the following is NOT a likely question formed from the transnational lens on immigration?
- How do labor dynamics influence immigration?
- How do local practices play into the process of immigration?
- What are the class and racial dynamics underlying immigration?
- Who is more likely to immigrate and why?
- Is immigration exclusively the outcome of global structures of inequality OR individual decision-making?
Which of the following statements about remittances is MOST accurate?
- remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean are not yet as significant as they are in other world regions
- remittances tend to decrease the sense of belonging from those living abroad
- remittances are an important reason why countries try to keep citizens living abroad involved in national politics
- In countries that experience large exoduses (e.g. Bolivia), remittances are very important to gross national product
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of HTAs (Hometown Assocations)?
- they are important to transnational practices
- they can help finance stadiums and roads/highways in societies of origin
- they are designed solely to help citizens living abroad (i.e. not in Latin America)
- they work on multiple scales
With regard to Ecuadorian migrants in Spain, which of the following is NOT accurate?
- Ecuadorians abroad can have influence on the Ecuadorian government
- Generally, it is the least educated Ecuadorians who migrated to Spain
- Remittances from this group is the second leading contributor to Ecuador’s GNP
- Ecuadorian women preceded men due to high demand for domestic work
Regarding the experience of Ecuadorian men and women in Madrid, which of the following is MOST accurate?
- Ecuadorian men started migrating in large numbers to Madrid in the 1970s
- Ecuadorian women living abroad challenge the social reproduction of their homes in Ecuador
- Many Ecuadorians who could not afford to purchase a home in Spain, bought homes in Ecuador through catalogs in Madrid
- The economic slowdown in Madrid did not effect housing construction in Ecuador
Scale:
- refers to size of a phenomenon
- is socially constructed
- is a social construct without material implications
- it is utilized by countries of the global North to exploit other countries
Mexicans in Moline, Illinois:
- receive all of their funding from private organizations
- are primarily from Guanajuato and began arriving there after World War I
- practice circular migration between Guanajuato and Moline
- created hometown associations (HTAs) but they have little to no contact with other HTAs in the US
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