SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Vise, Child Neglect, Negative Income Tax
Document Summary
Global inequalities emerged through the combination of colonialism and unequal development. The world and most of its wealth are ruled by major western powers. Montesquieu: virtual and rationality with the north and vise versa in europe. Geographical explanation focuses on the length of growing season, water variability, types of crops, lack of coal deposits, and the disease burden in warmer climates. Sachs: africa"s geography made it harder for an agricultural revolution. Missed out on the green revolution because poor irrigation agriculture. Africa also carried a higher disease burden because the way it"s transmitted. Social institutions have a greater influence than geography. Types of relationships different colonized regions had with european powers determined their fate. Ex: train tracks not as extensive in africa due to disease. Reduction of global inequality, but increase in countries. Social mobility movement between different positions within a system of social stratification in any given society.
