Sociology Terms And Theory Ch.9

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global stratification

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The unequal distribution of wealth, power, prestige, resources, and influence among the world’s nations.

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vulnerability to poverty

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A significant probability that people who are not officially poor will become poor within the next year.

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life expectancy

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The average number of years that a nation’s citizens can be expected to live.

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child mortality

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The number of children who die before age 5 per 1,000 children.

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malnutrition

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The status of being inadequately nourished, arising from a lack of good food combined with infections and diseases such as diarrhea that sap the body of essential nutrients.

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adult literacy

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adult literacy

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maternal mortality

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The number of women who die during childbirth for every 100,000 live births.

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dowry deaths

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The murder of a new wife by her husband and/or his relatives because she has not paid the groom money or goods.

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modernization theory

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The view that global stratification results from a failure of poor nations to have the beliefs, values, and practices necessary for industrialization and rapid economic growth.

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dependency theory

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The view that global stratification results from colonization and exploitation of the poorest nations by the richest ones.