Sociology / Unit 6 Soc 0880 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Consequences of Global Inequality
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The idea
Global stratification appears most starkly in outcomes that money cannot be separated from: life expectancy, child mortality, schooling completed, and exposure to preventable disease.
In practice
Where a person is born predicts these outcomes more strongly than anything they subsequently do.
Where people slip
These gaps track resources and institutions, and no biological explanation accounts for them.
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