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Social Stratification: Global Inequity Theories

Explore theories of colonialism, world system, multinational companies, and modernization as they relate to global social stratification. Understand race and ethnic inequality, prejudice, discrimination, and theories of integration and assimilation.

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Social Stratification: Global Inequity Theories

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  1. Chapter 8 Social Stratification

  2. Global Inequity Theories • 1. Colonialism: • Political, Economic, Cultural, and Social Domination of a country by a foreign power • 2. World System Theory: • Neo Colonialism • Economic Status – • Core MDC • Periphery LDC • Semi-periphery

  3. 3 factors • a. Narrow, export oriented economies • b. Limited industrial capacity • c. Foreign Debt • 3. Multinational Companies • Functionalist view • Conflict view

  4. 4. Modernization Theory: • Pre-industrial to Industrial • Technological advances, Standard of living, Women’s Status, Urbanization, Literacy, Health Care • Inequality due to different level of technological advancement

  5. Chapter 9 Race and Ethnic Inequality

  6. Races: • Caucasian • Negroid • Mongoloid • Definition of Race and Ethnicity • Majority and Minority Groups

  7. Prejudice and Stereotype  self-fulfilling prophecy

  8. Racism • Ideological Racism • Individual Racism • Institutional Racism/Institutionalized

  9. Discrimination

  10. Discrimination • Discrimination • Tuskegee Experiment • Environmental Racism • Kennedy Heights, Houston • Real Estate Racism • Racial Profiling

  11. Theories of Prejudice • Primordialist Perspective – Innate Preference • Authoritarian Personality Theory • Social Learning Theory • Cultural Theory • Explotation Theory (Marxist) • Minorities in low-paying jobs • Majority replaced by minority • Industrial reserve army

  12. Theories of Prejudice cont’d • Internal-Colonialism Theory • The Contact Hypothesis (Sym-Int) • Race Consciousness Perspective

  13. Process of Integration of the Minority Groups into Majority • 1. Segregation • 2. Accommodation • 3. Acculturation • 4. Assimilation (structural assimilation) • 5. Amalgamation (physical assimilation) • 6. Miscegenation

  14. Pluralism, multiculturalism • Racial and Ethnic Groups • African Americans • Latin Americans • Japanese Americans • Population transfer – internment • Native Americans • Population transfer • White Ethnics • Asian Americans

  15. Global Immigration • Major Destinations • 1920 Quota Act • Immigration Reform Act of 1965 • Proposition 187 • Functionalist View

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