SOCL 2001 Chapter : Ch 9 Outline
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Caste systems are closed stratification systems in which people can do little or nothing to class systems are open people have the option to form exogamous marriages. Sociologists studying global stratification analyze economic comparisons between nations. Income, purchasing power, and wealth are used to calculate global stratification. Global stratification also compares the quality of life that a country"s population can have. according to their relative economic status, or gross national product (gnp) stratification of the different areas of the world. Simply put, they were named first world, second world, and third world. developed. gross domestic product (gdp), a country"s average national wealth per person. income: - the money a person earns from work or investments. *argued that the greater the functional importance of a social role, the greater must be. Various models of global stratification all have one thing in common: they rank countries states that social stratification is necessary to promote excellence, productivity, and efficiency,
