SOCI 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Gross National Income, International Inequality, Capital Flight
1 Sep 2016
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Global inequality is concentrating resources in certain nations, significantly affecting the opportunities of individuals in poor/less powerful countries. Gini coefficient measures income inequality between countries using 100-point scale (1: equality and 100:inequality) Global stratification: unequal distribution of resources among nations. Prejudice and discrimination can create & aggravate conditions of economic equality. Gender inequity: female mutilation as longstanding cultural tradition, inequality based on sexual orientation and gender roles. Global classification: major concern to avoid ethnocentric bias when discussing global inequality. Cold war terminology divides countries into first/second/third world nations based on economic development & standards of living. Fourth world: stigmatized minority groups that were denied political voice (homeless, prisoner) First-world responsibility: suggests that developed nations should provide foreign help. Exert control over aspect of global economy, exploit peripheral and semi-peri. Approach uses economic basis to understand global inequality, economic hierarchy. Core nations: dominant capitalist countries, highly industrialized, technological, urbanized (us)
