Chapter+09

High-income Countries: The nations with the highest overall standards of living. ex.) In Modern Family it takes place in the United States, which is a high-income country and has a high standard of living.

Low-income Countries: Nations with a low standard of living in which most peopls are poor. ex.) Gloria came from a small village in Colombia, which they didn't have much and that would be considered a low-income country because they had a low standard of living and they were poor.

Colonialism: the process by which some nations enrich themselves through political and economic control of other nations. ex.) Vietnam use to be under control by another nation and that is where Lily is originally from.

Modernization theory: A model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of technological and cultural differences between nations. ex.) Technological differences between the United States and Colombia is that our cars are more advanced, and are roads are more organized instead of zig zags. The cultural differences are that the food that we eat, they have a light breakfast, midday snack, and an after dinner snack, but supper is their main meal where they eat rice, fish, and fresh fruit.

Dependency Theory: A model of economic and social development that explains global inequality in terms of the historical exploitation of poor nations by rich ones. ex.) When Cameron and Mitchell wrote a book about two monkeys and a panda they were talking about themselves and the adoption of Lily. They figured they were the first to write about a gay couple adopting. They went to a book store and saw books about gays adopting Asian babies, and people adopting babies from foreign countries.

Middle-income countries: Nations with a standard of living about average for the world as a whole. ex.) Vietnam would be an example of a middle-income country. They trade throughout the world.