Question 1

How is the class system in the United States different from the caste system in India?

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Question 2

The author makes an issue over the categorized names given to groups of countries,based on the degree to which they are "industrialized," as opposed to "developed." In what ways might industrialization be desirable,and in what ways might it be undesirable?

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Question 3

Why was the strategy used by the United States to dominate Central and South American countries considered more ethically acceptable than the colonial strategy used by European countries to dominate African and Middle Eastern countries?

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Question 4

-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.

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Question 5

-After examining Table 7.1 "India's Caste System," develop a chart showing the caste-like system that existed in the South following the Civil War.

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Question 6

-In Table 7.3 "Distribution of the World's Land and Population," identify the significant characteristics for each level of the world's nations.

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Question 7

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?

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Question 8

In Mass Media in Social Life,"What Price Freedom? Slavery Today," the realities of slavery in Sudan and the efforts to buy slaves their freedom are described. Suggest alternative strategies that might be pursued by the citizens or the government of the United States to discourage slavery and free slaves in Sudan.

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Question 9

Discuss how the ideology of slavery,as it has been practiced worldwide,has changed throughout history.

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Question 10

How are the stratification systems in the United States,Great Britain,and the former Soviet Union similar and different? Why have the stratification systems in the United States and Great Britain endured for centuries,while the system in the old Soviet Union crumbled in about 75 years?

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Question 11

Discuss the four ways that elites are able to maintain stratification in a democracy such as the United States. Why is the use of force inefficient in a democratic society?

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Question 12

-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?

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Question 13

Apply Gaetano Mosca's argument to explain stratification in the class you are taking and its relationship to the university's overall hierarchical structure.

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Question 14

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.

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Quiz 7: Global Stratification