This book offers students a general introduction to issue of the global distribution of wealth and power throughout the world today. The Second Edition has been revised and updated and examines a wide variety of topics, from global economic trends to ethnic conflicts, in four major regions: Africa, ...
This book aims to help college students understand how their lives are shaped by the complexities of global social forces in our new century. It will enable students to develop an approach to thinking about social issues and evaluating claims and arguments. It demonstrates the power and value of thi...
This readable, sociologically interpretive book focuses through the lens of stratification and inequality, on the global distribution of wealth and power, and how the world's societies interact with one another. The authors examine a wide variety of topics - from global economic trends to ethnic ...