Intro to Sociology Topic 6
Topic 6: Global and Gender Inequality
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Objectives:
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- Understand the systematic differences in wealth and power among countries.
- Recognize the impact of different economic standards of living.
- Analyze the success of newly industrialized economies.
- Learn how globalization might shape global inequality.
- Understand the ways that biological and socio-cultural factors influence gender inequality.
- Understand the ways in which women worldwide experience economic and political inequality.
- Learn how globalization transformed ideas about women’s rights.
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Materials:
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Read: Chapters 9 and 10
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Assignments:
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Annotated Bibliography
The annotated bibliography for your paper should contain properly cited references for the publications selected for your paper. Each citation should be accompanied by a brief paragraph, 5 to 7 sentences, summarizing the article and explaining the relevance of this source to your topic. This assignment is worth 10 points.
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