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15 Cards in this Set
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What is a class system?
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System of social inequality based on ownership and control of resources and occupation
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page 23
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List the three types of nations mentioned in the textbook.
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High-income
Middle-income Low-income |
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List the characteristics of a high income nation.
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highly industrialized
technologically advanced high per capita income high levels of personal income |
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List the characteristics of a low income nation
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agrarian economy
little industrialization low percapita income low levels of personal income |
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What is the primary type of work done in an agrarian economy?
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Farming, usually without much technologically advanced equipment or material
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notes
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List the characteristics of a middle income nation
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Becoming industrialized but a large part of the population is still agrarian
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page 24
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Life Chances
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the access people have to social resources especially food, education, shelter, and health care
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page 24
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Absolute poverty
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Lack of access to the basic necessities of life: Food, shelter, sanitation, health care
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Page 24
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How many people world-wide are thought to be living in absolute poverty?
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1.3 BILLION
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How many people world-wide are thought to be suffering from chronic malnutrition?
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600 Million
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Is the population of low and middle income nations increasing or decreasing?
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Increasing
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What is the role of transnational or multinational corporations with respect to poor people world-wide?
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Poor people provide cheap labor for the production of goods. Transnationals set up production facilities in poor countries to take advantage of the cheap labor
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page 25
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Define Social Stratification
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The hierarchial arrangement of social groups based on their control over resources
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page 26
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Define hierarchy
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A status system which sorts out groups (or individuals) by how much power they possess. The most powerful are at the top, the least powerful are at the bottom.
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Is the gap between rich and poor widening, shrinking or remaining the same?
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Widening
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