Exam 7: Global Stratification

Discuss the classical causes of slavery,and explain how the justification for slavery was modified by the colonial landowners in the New World.

Ritual pollution,a concept important to caste systems,may at first seem foreign and offensive to us. But there are many contemporary examples of ritual pollution in our society. Hint: Think of direct or indirect contact with people or objects that has been discouraged,an avoidance that we justify by citing health or safety concerns.

Define social stratification and discuss the three systems of social stratification.

Bartholomew is one of the 6,000 richest people in the world. He is a part of the________.

Melvin Tumin pointed out flaws in the functionalist position to explain social stratification. What were his three major arguments?

What is the primary way by which the British maintain their class system from one generation to the next?

The Acme Corporation has adopted "Tiny Brothers" as a means of controlling employees. What is a "Tiny Brother"?

Some nations have traditionally been in poverty from one generation to the next,relying on tradition rather than experimenting with new technology that might improve their standard of living. This explanation for global stratification is called ________.

What was Gaetano Mosca's primary argument for the reason why society is stratified?

In societies that use a caste system for stratification,what is ablution?

The Most Industrialized Nations are almost equally distributed between the Northern and Southern hemispheres of the world.

The term "socialism" describes an intermediate step between capitalism and communism in which social classes are abolished but some individual inequality remains.

Who or what are the "Asian Tigers"?

A system of beliefs that justifies a particular social arrangement,such as slavery,is called ________.

The ability to control others,even over their objections,is referred to as ________.

According to Karl Marx,false class consciousness is a condition in which the workers mistakenly believe they have the power to unite and overthrow the capitalists.

Which of the following nations fails to fit into the stratification typology of Most Industrialized Nations,Industrializing Nations,and Least Industrialized Nations?

Although the caste system was abolished by the Indian government in 1949,remnants of it can still be found in Indian society. Why? Please give examples to support your analysis.

Gaetano Mosca emphasized that every society is stratified based on power.

Melvin Tumin advanced the concept of merit as the primary factor in determining social class.