Researching Global
Stratification Name ______________________________
MINI ASSIGNMENT
In your textbook (Table 6.2, p. 147) Barkan compares the US
with Uganda to show the differences in a country’s well being and thus, life
chances. Choose a different “poor” country (however you define “poor”) to
compare with the United States and research the following statistics filling
out the right hand column. (I’ve provided the US statistics from Barkan for
comparison). Try to find the latest numbers and include the year. BE SURE TO
INCLUDE THE SOURCE OF YOUR INFORMATION. Then answer the questions below, save
this file using your last name and submit to the drop box by the due date.
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COUNTRY AND YEAR OF |
UNITED STATES (2010) |
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Gross national |
46,970 |
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Population living |
0 |
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Infant mortality |
6.6 |
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Life expectancy at |
78 |
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Lifetime births per |
2.1 |
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Underweight |
1 |
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Motor vehicles per |
787 |
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Source of statistics? |
Population Reference Bureau, Washington, DC |
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- What factors account for any
differences you found between your country and the US? ( 100 words)
- How might your findings
relate to Sach’s argument about poor countries in “The End of Poverty”? (
100 words)
- Do you think rich nations
are doing enough to help poor nations? Why or why not? ( 100 words) - After reading the Henslin
article “Eating Your Friends is the Hardest” discuss whether the
behavior of the Andes crash survivors was deviant or not. Relate this
behavior to any sociological concept as discussed in the Groups chapter or
Deviance and Norms chapter in the Barkan text (Chapters 4 and 5) AND to one
of the experiments shown in this week’s folder. Underlinethe
concept you used. Which theoretical perspective best describes the
survivors’ behavior and why? Do you think you would do the same
under these circumstances? Why or why not? (200-300 words)
