SOCA 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Protestant Work Ethic, World-Systems Theory, Economic Anthropology
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Globalization: broad-scale changes and transformation that have resulted from the impact of industrialization and the emergence of an interconnected global economy, with the spread of capital, labor, and technology across national borders. General theories: why: each try to explain global trends, modernization theory, dependency theory, world systems theory. Modernization: german sociologist - max weber, main point: cultural, religious values have significant influence on technological and economic conditions in society, correlation of protestant work ethic and the rise of capitalism. Modernization criticisms: thought societies evolved more complex than that, tendency to promote western capitalism as ideal. Dependency theory: explains globalization and the inequality amount societies as resulting from the historical exploitation of the poor, under developed societies by the rich, developed societies. Influenced by marxism during the time of early industrialization: predicted a period of class struggle. Imperialism: policy aimed at seizing and ruling foreign territory and people. Colonialism: political, social, economical and cultural domination of territory for an extended time.
