Globasl stratification

Question 1

Global stratification

Answer 1

Unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestife. Results in people having vastly different chances and lifestyles among nations

Question 2

Economic inequality

Answer 2

Differences in income and wealth

Question 3

Social inequality

Answer 3

Extreme lack of social mobility

Question 4

What is the main cause of economic inequality?

Answer 4

Social inequality (Extreme lack of social mobility)

Question 5

Absolute poverty=

Answer 5

Abject poverty

Question 6

1st world country

Answer 6

Richest, capitalist economies (US, Japan, England)2

Question 7

2nd world country

Answer 7

Moderately developed economy and standard of living (USSR, China, Eastern/Central Europe)

Question 8

3rd world country

Answer 8

Poorest coutnries, no industrialization, agrarian (Africa/asia)

Question 9

Development approach/modernization theory (Functionalist perspectice)

Answer 9

WWII- marshall plan. Give $ to former enemies to rebuild economy, creating “golden age of capitalism”. Poorest nations benefit from massive amounts of $. **Developed nations assuemd exonomic development was 1st priority- potentially costing people their way of life

Question 10

Truman wanted to raise standard of living by

Answer 10

Raising GNP

Question 11

Why didn’t raising GNP reduce poverty?

Answer 11

high population growth- wealth flows from children to parents (and no family planning), people taking money for themselves

Question 12

Low income

Answer 12

GDP <$1,100 per capita. 1/2 world’s population, mostly asia and africa. Usually migrant workers, women and children have it worse.

Question 13

Middle income

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$1,100-12,500 per capita. El salvador, mexico, hungary. 1/3 of world population. High levels of debt to world bank, can’t pay back. Cutting spending on programs that would improve quality of life.

Question 14

High income

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> $12,500 per capita. Some nations suffer from jobs moving to cheaper countries.

Question 15

Dependence theory

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Assuming that low levels of development in low/mid level income nations are due to exonomic explotation by high income nations. EG belize- natural resources sapped by Britain, only able to use tourism

Question 16

Human development measured by

Answer 16

Life expectancy
Infant Mortality
Adult literacy

Question 17

Ethnic groups EX

Answer 17

Jews, christians, muslims

Question 18

Members of ethnic groups are identified based on shared

Answer 18

Cultural practices, food, religion, language, etc

Question 19

Genetica methods of sequencing heritage

Answer 19

Don’t support the classification of humans into distinct races

Question 20

Race groups have

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Important social meanings that shape our beliefs and actions- society compels us to think racially

Question 21

Race society says that

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People look different and act different, must be different

Question 22

Eugenics

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Darwin’s theory of evolution was used to legitimize discrimination against POC and poor whites

Question 23

2060 projections for race

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45% white, 27% hispanic, 13% black, 9% asian, 4$ mixed

Question 24

~80% of population increase in next 25 years in US is preficted to be because of

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Immigrants and descendents

Question 25

Why do people immigrate to america?

Answer 25

Jobs- more openings because boomers are retiring