SOC 1105 Lecture Notes - Global Justice Movement, Underemployment, Cultural Imperialism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1105
• Professor: Liam Kilmurray

Document Summary

Theories of social movements suggest some key factors that help to explain how and why the global justice movement emerged when it did. Global economic changes and the advocacy of neo-liberal policies created widespread grievance and threats in both developed and developing nations. Latest incarnation of protest movements against inequality. 1990s- today, growing opposition to multi-nationalism, globalism, market economic, exploitation, economic and cultural imperialism. The wealth of the three most well-to-do individuals now exceeds the combined gdp of the 48 least developed countries. Richest 1% of the people in the world received as much as the bottom 7% Today, 3 billion people live on less than per day while 1. 3 billion get by on less than per day. 70% of those living on less than per day are women. The world"s 225 richest people have a combined wealth of over million billion.