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Theories of Global Stratification |
1. Modernization Theory 2. Dependency Theory |
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Two Historical Events |
1. Columbian Exchange 2. Industrial Revolution |
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Walt Rostow's Four Stages of Modernization |
1. Traditional stage 2. Take-off stage 3. Drive to technological maturity 4. High mass consumption |
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This theory frames global stratification as a function of technological and cultural differences between nations. |
Modernization Theory |
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Refers to the spread of goods, technology, education, and diseases between the Americas and Europe after Christopher Columbus's so-called "discovery of the Americas". |
Columbian Exchange |
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This is when new technologies, like steam power and mechanization, allowed countries to replace human labor with machines and increase production. |
Industrial Revolution |
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This refers to societies that are structured around small, local communities with production typically being done in family settings. |
Traditional stage |
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in this stage people begin to use their individual talents to produce things beyond the necessities. |
Take-off stage |
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in which technological growth of the earlier periods begins to bear fruit in the form of population growth, reductions in absolute poverty levels, and more diverse job opportunities. |
Drive to technological maturity |
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It is when your country is big enough that production becomes more about wants than needs. |
High mass consumption |
