Global Stratification: High-, Middle-, and Low-Income Nations

Institutional Inequality, Global Stratification, and Policy Solutions

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Compare modernization theory and dependency / world systems theory (Wallerstein) in explaining global inequality between nations.

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Institutional Inequality, Global Stratification, and Policy Solutions

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-IL-SS

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Investigate how structural inequality manifests across healthcare, geography, criminal justice, and education, and evaluate policy solutions and global patterns.

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SS.Soc.6.9-12Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Analyze the impact of stratification and inequality on groups and the individuals within them.