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An 8 page paper that first explains what global stratification and what the terms First World, Second World and Third World mean. Modernization and dependency theories are then explained. The writer comments on how and why the United States gained influence and continues to hold significant influence in the world. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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War. Those countries with the least wealth, the least economic resources, the least industry and technology and the least power are referred to as Third World (Norton, n.d.). Actually, that
term was initially used to indicate these nations were not aligned with either the First World, Canada, the U.S., Western Europe, or Japan, which were the most highly industrialized countries
(Norton, n.d.). The Second World then consisted of the nations that were communist industrial nations, like the former Soviet Union and countries in Eastern Europe. Most people living in the
Third World are extremely poor by Western standards with per capita incomes less than $1,000 per year (Norton, n.d.). For comparison sake, the richest countries have a per capita
income of $9361 or more (Santiago, n.d.). There are dramatic consequences of global stratification, for instance, only 15 percent of the worlds population live in the richest countries (Santiago, n.d.).
Also, 60 percent of the worlds population live in countries where average annual income is no greater than $760 (Santiago, n.d.). There are two major theories of global stratification.
The modernization theory posits that new, highly sophisticated technologies are better, more effective, more efficient than are older, simpler technologies (Norton, n.d.). Modernization theory proposes that "pre-industrial societies are in
a traditional stage" (Norton, n.d.). Traditional means that kinship is important, they depend "non-contractual bonds for authority and support," and they rely "on traditional modes of adaptation such as migration
as mechanisms for dealing with environmental problems causing lack of food production" (Norton, n.d.). To grow and develop, countries need to adopt new technologies (Santiago, n.d.). Further, poverty is the
result of retaining traditional customs and values, which does not allow the nation to participate in the global economy (Santiago, n.d.). Modernization theory has come under heavy criticism in recent
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