Chapter nine: Global stratification Flashcards
Macro-level phenomenon that can have micro-level effects on the opportunities and relationships of individuals
Global stratification
Controlled, dominated, exploited, oppressed the Global South for centuries
(wealthiest countries, powerful, & highest status; ex. U.S., China, Germany, France, Great Britain, Japan)
Global North
Disproportionate amount of nations at the bottom strata
limited wealth, power, & prestige; ex. Africa, South America, Asia
Global South
Comprise world’s poorest, hold little wealth, limited industrialization; agrarian societies (34 countries), GNI per capita < $995
(ex. Sub-Saharan Africa, Cambodia, Nepal)
Low-income economies (bottom billion)
Those that are well trained, desirable skills leave such countries for the Global North
Brain drain
Some people do not have enough to eat (hunger) vs. some people who eat too much
Double nutritional burden
Waste sent to lower-income countries for people to be paid very little to extract elements such as silver, gold, copper (global)
E-waste
Economic assistance given by countries or global institutions to a foreign country in order to promote its development and social welfare
Foreign aid
Direct transaction between two countries
donor and receiving country
Bilateral aid
Pooled resources of many donors through an intermediary (third party; ex. World Bank). This is then distributed to a receiving country (pooled resources of donors to intermediary to receiving country)
Multilateral foreign aid
A foreign country gaining control (territorial conquest at times) of another geographical area (settlers, formal mechanisms of control; administrative/political apparatus to run country’s internal affairs)
Colonialism
Control of a geographic area without the formation of colonies, migration of settlers, formal methods of control
Imperialism
An area that was once colonized, but the colonizer has departed, leaving cultural & social impacts on a nation
Post-colonialism
