Reagan Trussell
Ps 337
Mid-Term
The Term “Third World”
“Third World” countries are completely misunderstood because of the term “third world.” There are many questions surrounding the term “third world” like who gets to make the stereotype and include certain countries, the “first world” is said to be the best in all ways, but is it really the best in every single way, and should all the countries in the stereotype be in the stereotype. The terms “Third World” and “Developing Countries” are doing more harm than good because it groups countries together, gives us a false stereotype, and the terms are no longer accurate.
The term “Third World” came about during the cold war. It was formed to represent the countries that were not in the two major alliances. This term was used to broadly categorize countries into three different groups based on political, cultural, social, and economic differences. “Third world” countries were typically countries that had colonial pasts. These countries are mainly in Africa, Asia, Latin America, …show more content…
If a country is poor then they are typically grouped in the category of “third world.” There is no clear-cut definition of what a “third world” country is. Therefore this does not tell us what contributes to deciphering what countries are and are not considered “third world.” These countries have many different problems. They range from health, education, technology, economy, etc. These countries with very different problems are categorized as the same. These issues are completely different, they may struggle with just health or with all of them, but yet are still though of as the same. Another point is that they would group the country as a whole. Yes, parts of the country need help or are struggling, but not the whole entire country. It has to be broken down into more specific areas because not all cities or villages have the same
Ps 337
Mid-Term
The Term “Third World”
“Third World” countries are completely misunderstood because of the term “third world.” There are many questions surrounding the term “third world” like who gets to make the stereotype and include certain countries, the “first world” is said to be the best in all ways, but is it really the best in every single way, and should all the countries in the stereotype be in the stereotype. The terms “Third World” and “Developing Countries” are doing more harm than good because it groups countries together, gives us a false stereotype, and the terms are no longer accurate.
The term “Third World” came about during the cold war. It was formed to represent the countries that were not in the two major alliances. This term was used to broadly categorize countries into three different groups based on political, cultural, social, and economic differences. “Third world” countries were typically countries that had colonial pasts. These countries are mainly in Africa, Asia, Latin America, …show more content…
If a country is poor then they are typically grouped in the category of “third world.” There is no clear-cut definition of what a “third world” country is. Therefore this does not tell us what contributes to deciphering what countries are and are not considered “third world.” These countries have many different problems. They range from health, education, technology, economy, etc. These countries with very different problems are categorized as the same. These issues are completely different, they may struggle with just health or with all of them, but yet are still though of as the same. Another point is that they would group the country as a whole. Yes, parts of the country need help or are struggling, but not the whole entire country. It has to be broken down into more specific areas because not all cities or villages have the same