SOC102H1 Chapter Notes -Triangular Trade, Symbolic Interactionism, Sharecropping
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Regions large land areas that may encompass portions of a country or extend over several countries. They usually share a few distinctive topographical features (mountain, flatland, coastal terrain) and economic experiences (geographical) Nations large land areas where people live under the rule of a national government (political) Empires sets of nations, regions, and territories controlled by a single ruler (both) *critical theory is most examined and not so much symbolic interactionism. Capitalism an inherently expansionist economic system, always looking for new markets and new lower-cost labour. Always looking to control and conquer other societies, to manipulate their markets, population and government. Governments of capital nations will occasionally support aggressive economic or military intrusions into foreign countries. Wars since 1500 occurred in effort to capture markets, raw materials, and consumers (wars in middle east between america and russia, was to capture needed oil transits)
