SOCI 1311 1st Edition Lecture 22 Global Stratification Continued I Reasons for Global Poverty a Poor technology a i of people in low income countries are hungry minimal power a Population growth b resistance to innovations c accept slavery as a way of life II Social Stratification unequal distributions of wealth a i Modernization theory vs Dependency Theory III Global Income a Modernization Theory a i tradition is the greatest barrier to economic development b Rostow s Stages of Modernization b i Traditional stage b i 1 people are comfortable with tradition b i 2 don t care about material things b ii take off stage b ii 1 beginning of talent use imagination IE the wheel b ii 2 sparks off economic growth b iii drive to technology maturity 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 b iii 1 b iv high mass consumption stage people accept technology
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