Deck 12: E: Global Stratification

Question 1

Discuss the relationship between Canada and low-income countries.What is our approach to development? How would you classify our approach in theoretical terms (i.e. ,modernization or dependency theory)?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Describe the trend in global inequality over the course of the last century and,especially,since 1970.Based on where we have been and where we are now,predict where the world may be a century from now.What prediction would modernization theory support? What about dependency theory? What do you think will happen? Why?

Answer 2

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Question 3

Explain Rostow's stages of modernization theory.Explain the history of Canada in these terms,being as specific as you can about when this country entered each stage of development.

Answer 3

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Question 4

In an essay,describe the differences that distinguish high-income nations,middle-income nations,and low-income nations.Consider population size,land area,typical patterns of work,urban and rural residence,gender equality,and the extent of poverty.

Question 5

In global perspective,how does poverty combine with gender to disadvantage women? Compared to Canada and the United States,is there more or less gender inequality in low income societies? Why?

Question 6

Describe the problem of slavery in the world.What is the extent of the problem? What different kinds of slavery are there? What part does poverty play in causing and perpetuating slavery?

Question 7

Write an essay in which you describe an approach to ending world hunger drawing on,first,the modernization approach,and,second,the dependency approach.That is,what lessons can we learn from each approach? Be as specific as you can as to what policies poor countries should enact.Consider,too,the role of rich nations.