Global Class and Stratification
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Global Stratification | unequal distribution of wealth, power, and prestige on a global or societal basis |
| control over basic resources | what the hierarchial arrangement of large social groups is based on |
| social mobility | the movement of individuals or groups from one level in a stratified system to another |
| ingenerational mobility | movement of people from one generation to the next |
| intragenerational mobility | movement of individuals within their own lifetime |
| caste system | system of social inequality based on people's profession |
| slavery | extreme form of a closed system |
| class system | type of stratification based on ownership and control of resources or based on income and type of work |
| Low Income | income category with the per capita GDP being $825 or less |
| Middle Income | per capita GDP being $825 to $10,000 annually |
| High Income | percapita GDP being more than $10,000 annually |
| Low Income | countries that make up for about 50% of the world's population whose economies are poor, rural, or agrarian where women and children are particuarly at risk |
| Middle Income | 1/3 of the world, divided into lower and uper categories with economies ranging from agrarian to post industrial, some progress up while others progress down |
| High Income | 25 nations with slower economic growth than middle income, control 75-80% of the world's wealth |
| Upper middle | countries like Brazil, Russia, and eastern europe in the middle income category |
| lower middle | countries like el salvador, Iran, colombia, and indonesia in the middle income category |
| Absolute Poverty | type of poverty where people can't secure basic needs of life like food, clean water, and adequate shelter |
| Relative poverty | type of poverty where people can afford the basic life necessities but not an average standard of living for thier society |
| subjective poverty | measuring and comparing actual income & wealth against a person's expectations and perceptions |
| Human Development Index | measures development and quality of life in a nation by looking at life expectancy, educational standards, GNP, and other living standards |
| Health | a stage of complete physical, mental, and social well-being (not just a disease or injuries) |
| Literacy | the ability to read or write a short and simple sentence about their every day life with understanding |
| 1/5 | amount of the world that is illiterate |
| Drugs | the highest income-producing global criminal activity produced by Central/South America, Myanmar, Afghanistan and the US, used by US, China, and Europe |
| Weapons | second largest global criminal activity, producers Russia, China, N. Korea, USA, EU, used by Africa, Latin America, and SE Asia |
| Smuggling | third largest global criminal activity, supplied by China, S. Asia, Africa, and Latin America, used by USA, Europe and Persian Gulf |
| Traffic and Sale of Women and Children | fourth largest global criminal activity, most in bonded labor & debt in prostitution or sex trade, domestic services, cloth making, crop picking supplied by poor world (Russia, China, SE Asia, Latin America) used by Japan, Persian Gulf States, Europe, and US |
| Traffic and Sale of Human Body Parts | fifth largest global criminal activity used for medical industry and transplanst supplied by Asia, SE Asia, and Latin America, used by USA, Europe, and Japan |
| Niger | highest fertility rate |
| China | lowest fertility rate |
| Qatar | highest male to female ratio |
| Ukraine | lowest male to female ratio |
| Japan | highest life expectancy |
| Niger | lowest life expectency |
| Liberia | fastest population growth |
| Moldova | lowest population growth |
| China | highest contraceptive use |
| Somalia | lowest contraceptive use |
| Afghanistan | highest infant mortality rate |
| Iceland | lowest infant mortality rate |
| Norway | highest HDI |
| Niger | lowest HDI |
| Luxemberg | highest GDP per capita |
| Burundi | lowest GDP per capita |
| Grameen Bank | a microfinancing company that gave small loans to the poor of bangladesh to help get their businesses on their feet |
| microfinancing | small lonas to poor pople |
| women | gender group that recieves 96% of the loans from Grameen because they are more cautious with funds |
| 16 Decisions | a set of examples of hard work, etc. that include cleanliness, family planning, balanced meals, etc. |
| Muhammad Yunus | the founder of Grameen who came out of poverty and compared it to darkness |
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