• Global Sociology Revisited: Toward New Directions - This article provides a definition for global sociology and discusses the future directions of this approach, highlighting how sociology can be used to investigate social inequality on a global level.

1. What is meant by global sociology? 
2. According to the author what are the two abuses made when using post-colonial studies? 
3. What are the three features of neoliberal authoritarianism?

• Thinking Globally about Inequality and Stratification: Wages Across the World, 1982–2009  This article examines global differences in levels of wages, with the findings demonstrating the need to critically reassess how the categories of ‘skilled’ and ‘unskilled’ are mobilized to justify global inequality.

1. How does the nation in which workers are located effect wages? 
2. How do wages differ across rural and urban populations? 
3. How may exclusion have a significant impact in shaping labour markets worldwide?

• Income Differentials and Global Migration in the Contemporary World-economy - This article explores how citizenship can be a fundamental axis of global social stratification and identifies the main forces driving migration across the world-economy.

1. Why is emigration most common from middle-income countries? 
2. What was reported to be the most important factor driving the size of bilateral migrant stocks? 
3.Why is moving from a poorer country to a wealthier one an effective strategy of mobility?