SOCI 250 Chapter 10: Tepperman Chapter 10
15 Dec 2011
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Ideology a system of beliefs that explains how society is, or should be; any system of ideas underlying and informing political action. In a marxist sense, ideological ideas justify and legitimate subordination of one group to another. World systems theory a conception of the modern social world that views it as comprising one interlinked entity with an international division of labour unregulated by any one political structure. Developed by immanuel wallerstein, this theory seeks to explain the uneven pace of development in the world by looking at the unequal relations between different countries. Imperialism the exercise of political and economic control by one state over the territory of another, often by military means. Developing countries are often the focus of imperialistic and exploitative activities that stifle their own development and concentrate their resources and labour for the profits of advanced capitalist countries.
