Ch 9 - Global Stratification

Question 1

Global Stratification

Answer 1

Patterns of inequality in the world as a whole

Question 2

What are the 3 classifications of countries?

Answer 2

High-income, middle-income, low-income

Question 3

Urban Cleansing

Answer 3

Removing the poor from urban areas

Question 4

6 types of Slavery

Answer 4

1. Descent-based slavery
2. Forced labour imposed by the state
3. Child slavery
4. Debt bondage
5. Servile forms of marriage
6. Human trafficking

20 million people live in conditions that amount to slavery. Women represent a slight majority at 55%. Children represent 1/4 of the 20 million. 90% of exploited people work in the private economy

Question 5

Explanations for Global Poverty

Answer 5

1. Lack of Technology
2. Population Growth
3. Cultural Patterns
4. Social Stratification
5. Gender Inequality
6. Global Power Relationships

Question 6

Colonialism

Answer 6

The process by which some nations enrich themselves through the political and economic control of other nations.

Question 7

Neocolonialism

Answer 7

Economic exploitation not by direct political control, but by multinational corporations