1. Global Stratification
Chapter 7
Global Stratification

2. Systems of Social Stratification - Slavery
Causes
Conditions
Temporary
Not Necessarily: Inheritable, Powerless, Poor
Bonded Labor in the New World
Slavery in the New World
Slavery Today
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3. Systems of Social Stratification - Caste
Birth determines status, which is lifelong
India’s Religious Castes
U.S. Racial Caste System
From the moment of birth, race marked everyone for life
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5. Systems of Social Stratification - Class
Class System
Based on Money and Material Possessions
Relatively Fluid
Social Mobility
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6. Systems of Social Stratification - Other
Global Stratification and the Status of Women
Gender is a basis for social stratification
The Global Superclass
Growing interconnections among the world’s wealthiest people produce a global superclass
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8. Determinants of Social Class
Karl Marx:
The Means of Production
Bourgeoisie
Proletariat
Class Consciousness
False class consciousness
Max Weber: Property, Power, & Prestige
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10. Why is Social Stratification Universal? Functionalist View
Davis and Moore’s Explanation
Society Must Make Sure Positions are Filled
Some Positions More Important than Others
Important Positions Be Filled with Those Qualified
To Motivate Qualified People, They Must Be Rewarded
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11. Why is Social Stratification Universal? Functionalist View
Tumin’s Critique of Davis and Moore
How do We Know Positions Most Important?
Stratification Should = Meritocracy
It Ought to Benefit Everyone
The Conflict Perspective: Class Conflict and Scarce Resources
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12. Why is Social Stratification Universal? Functionalist View
Mosca’s Argument
Marx’s Argument
Current Applications of Conflict Theory
Lenski’s Synthesis
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14. How Do Elites Maintain Stratification?
Soft Control Versus Force
Controlling People’s Ideas
Controlling Information
Stifling Criticism
Big Brother Technology
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15. Comparative Social Stratification
Social Stratification in Great Britain
Compared with Americans, the British are very class conscious
Social Stratification in the Former Soviet Union
Moscow reestablishes its authority; Mafia ties
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17. Global Stratification: Three Worlds
The Most Industrialized Nations
The Industrializing Nations
The Least Industrialized Nations
Modifying the Model
Oil-rich nations of the Middle East
Kuwait is an excellent example
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20. How Did World’s Nations Become Stratified?
Colonialism
World System Theory
The globalization of capitalism
Culture of Poverty
Evaluating the Theories
Most sociologists prefer colonialism and world system theory
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21. Maintaining Global Stratification
Neocolonialism
Relevance Today
Multinational Corporations
Buying Political Stability
Unanticipated Consequences
Technology and Global Domination
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22. Strains in the Global System
It is never easy to maintain global stratification
Stream of Unanticipated Events
Contradictions Rear Up
Cracks in Global Banking
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