SOCI 1311 1st Edition Lecture 21Global StratificationI. Global Stratification a. GlobalPoverty a.i. no middle classa.ii. gender inequalityb. Relative Povertyb.i. exists in all societies;rich and poorc. Absolute Povertyc.i. 1/3 of people in poor nationsc.ii. people lack basic needsc.iii. severeII. Global Stratification Theoriesa. Dependence Theorya.i. poor countries are poor b/c they are dependent on the richb. Immanuel Wallersteinsb.i. “Capitalist World Economy Dependency Theory”b.i.1. Rich nation → core of world economyb.i.2. poor nation –. margins of the world economyb.ii. Blame on colonialism – laid backstageb.iii.All poor nations share history of being colonized by the westb.iv. “the sun never sets on the British empire” (IE Colonialism)c. Berlin Conference (1884-1885)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.c.i. decide part-ism of Africa c.ii. Scramble for Africac.iii. most colonies were annexed through blood shed or war.II. Colonialism a was followed by exploitation b Colonists set up colonies as producers of raw materials b.i. these materials were sold to the countries at low costsa. Colonists were to manufacture the raw materials into finished products b. sell back to colonies at high prices c. no intention of building factories in poor nations d. RESULT: change dependence of ex-colonies in high income countries e. costs for imports were higher than income from exports, so a lot of debt owed to therich... poor could not pay back f. Due to lack of Industries, poor continued to sell raw to rich and buy backfinished products from them at higher prices IV. Neocolonialism:c. continues to hamper development in poor nations d. new form of poorer global relationships e. It involves indirect exploitation by multinational
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