SOCL 2001 : Sociology Exam 3 Material
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Racial caste system- replaced slavery: all whites had higher status than all blacks, intermarriage- illegal, separate schools, hotels, tioletetc. (all based on race, w. e. b. Du bious wasn"t allowed to go eat with the rest of the american association of sociologist because he was black and the rest of them were white. American dream in the sense of get done what you need done and don"t worry about anyone else. Evaluating theories: sociologists prefer colonialism and world system theory, more interaction of people, theories only provide part of the picture, couldn"t predict japan"s rise to an economic powerhouse. Maintaining global stratification- neocolonialism: most industrialized nation used international markets to control. Least industrialized nations: sold good on credit; least industrialized nations trapped in circle of debt, submit to neocolonists" trading terms. Multinational corporations: maintain dominance of most industrialized nations, most commonly through international business: microsoft (atlanta) coke (washington, most industrialized nations always primary beneficiaries.
