Chapter 6: Sociology in an Interconnected World

Global Stratification & Poverty: Crash Course Sociology #27

This video explores global stratification discussing the four types of country categories we now use: high income, upper middle income, lower middle income, and low income countries. It also discusses some of the consequences of and explanations for global poverty, highlighting how equalities can extend beyond nation states.

  1. What measurements do sociologists use to sort countries into groups based on their levels of economic productivity? 
  2. What is meant by neo colonialism? 
  3. How have levels of global poverty changed since 1990?