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STRATIFICATION AND
CLASSIFICATION
GLOBAL STRATIFICATION

compares the wealth, economic stability,

status, and power of countries around the
world

compares the quality of life that a population

can have
Industrial Revolution

created unprecedented wealth in North

America and Western Europe

saw the rise of vast inequalities between

countries that were industrialized and those
that were not
Gender inequity is another global concern.
Inequalities based on sexual orientation and
gender identity exist around the globe.
GLOBAL CLASSIFICATION
Cold War Terminology
was developed during Cold War era (1945-
1980) when the world was divided between
capitalist and communist economic systems

involves classifying countries into first world,

second world, and third world nations based
on their economic development and
standards of living.
First World - capitalistic democracies

Second World - socialist world or Soviet bloc

Third World - poorest, most undeveloped
country
Fourth World - stigmatized minority groups
that were denied a political voice all over the
globe (Castells, 1998)
Immanuel Wallerstein: World Systems Approach

Core Nations - dominant, capitalist countries,

highly industrialized, technological, and
urbanized.

Peripheral Nations - have unstable and

inadequate social programs, and are
economically dependent on core nations for
jobs and aids.
Immanuel Wallerstein: World Systems Approach

Semi-peripheral Nations - in-between nations,

not powerful enough to dictate policy but
nevertheless acting as major source for raw
material.
High Income Nations
countries with GNI $12,500 above per year

Upper Middle Income Nations

countries with GNI between $4,000 and
$12,500 per year

Lower Middle Income Nations

countries with GNI between $1,000 and
$4,000 per year
Low Income Nations
countries with GNI less than $1,000 per year