Exam 7: Global Stratification

-Figure 7.3 "Global Stratification: Income of the World's Nations" shows the classification of the nations of the world based on their level of industrialization or oil-producing status. After analyzing the nations simply by the color codes,what conclusions can be drawn based on the geographic location of the nations,and in some cases,their history?

In a class system,there is little opportunity for movement between classes.

Thinking Critically,"When Globalization Comes Home: Maquiladoras South of the Border," compares the low wages in assembly-for-export factories in Mexico to the wages earned by other Mexicans,citizens in other Latin American countries,and individuals in the United States. Why is this situation so difficult to correct?

A system in which groups of people are divided into layers according to their relative power,property,and prestige is referred to as ________.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's term as governor of California and Ronald Reagan's two terms as U.S. president are examples of prestige turning into power.

How does Weber's view of social class differ from Marx's view?

In every society in the world,men's earnings _________.

Who were the lumpenproletariat?

In Great Britain,what percentage of the population makes up the elite upper class?

-Figure 7.2 "Weber's Three Components of Social Class" demonstrates how property,prestige,and power,when addressed individually,can lead to the other two components of social class. Identify several occupations (or specific individuals)that are inconsistent in holding these components of social class.

In every society in the world,__________ is a basis for social stratification.

What term did Lenin and Trotsky use to describe the intermediate step between the czarist society prior to the revolution and the ideal society they hoped to establish?

What was the purpose of colonialism as it was practiced by the major European powers during eighteenth,nineteenth,and twentieth centuries?

In a caste system,social stratification is based on ascribed status.