Lesson 4

Question 1

Define feudalism

Answer 1

any society that us organised according to rank

Question 2

Define socialism

Answer 2

people in society are equal, share country’s money or political systems based on beliefs

Question 3

describe Wallerstein’s world systems analysis

Answer 3

a measure of development between countries e.g. BRICS economies (brazil, russia, india, china, south africa) economic, social and political, treats world as a single unit. interrelated between 3 tiers- core, semi periphery, periphery

Question 4

What are Wallerstein’s 3 main characteristics for a capitalist society

Answer 4

1. a global market
2. countries allowing for political and economic competition
3. 3 tiers of countries- core (HIC), semi periphery, periphery (LIC)

Question 5

What does Wallerstein argue happens to society as the world developments?

Answer 5

a shift towards a socialist society or transition to a more unequal, feudalist society

Question 6

3 crits of Rostow’s development model

Answer 6

1. too simplistic, looked at individual countries not on a wide scale
2. assumes all countries are politically and economically free
3. ethnocentric- focuses on western culture and assumes this is universal

Question 7

3 criticisms of Wallerstein’s world systems theory

Answer 7

1. neglect of culture- too focused on economic processes, underplays cultural aspects of social systems
2. pessimistic- periphery can develop despite dependence, countries once underdeveloped are now highly developed/urbanised e.g. Singapore
3. downplays local interactions- only looks at wider scale, ignores small scale processes