Theories of Global Stratification: Crash Course Sociology #28
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Date: 2022-04-04
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thisguy
That was well done as always but there were a few serious missteps that ought to be corrected. Wallerstein's capitalist world economy model is a part of his world system's analysis which very much does not belong to dependency theory but instead came as an outgrowth of it as well as the Annals school and other intellectual movements in the way this video mentioned dependency theory come out of conflict theory. Furthermore, Wallerstein's whole point in the founding of world-system's analysis is the concern over the unit of analysis, namely that it ought not be states but instead systems of interactive power both between and within the states and the various bulwarks of power that make them up. Thereby lumping him in with dependency theorists and the tendency of that movement to not culminate into realistic solutions for the states analyzed in their theories is both unfair and a total misreading of Wallerstein. Nice to see him mentioned though
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That was well done as always but there were a few serious missteps that ought to be corrected. Wallerstein's capitalist world economy model is a part of his world system's analysis which very much does not belong to dependency theory but instead came as an outgrowth of it as well as the Annals school and other intellectual movements in the way this video mentioned dependency theory come out of conflict theory. Furthermore, Wallerstein's whole point in the founding of world-system's analysis is the concern over the unit of analysis, namely that it ought not be states but instead systems of interactive power both between and within the states and the various bulwarks of power that make them up. Thereby lumping him in with dependency theorists and the tendency of that movement to not culminate into realistic solutions for the states analyzed in their theories is both unfair and a total misreading of Wallerstein. Nice to see him mentioned though
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Djakfkanfnanf
This might be answered later in the video but here's the thing. I can see how Europeans spreading diseases and also gaining resources through trade helped them out in terms of supposedly advancing faster but then what's the explanation for them being the ones that traded with/traveled to overseas countries in the first place as opposed to Native Americans, who as far as I know didn't really go overseas to trade/conquer? Was it a difference in resources or something, like what building materials/technology did they have the potential to make with what they had? Or difference in culture? But then how could there not have been ANY Native Americans that thought of seafaring endeavors, since at one point Europeans had to think about that prospect to even start seafaring in the first place?
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This might be answered later in the video but here's the thing. I can see how Europeans spreading diseases and also gaining resources through trade helped them out in terms of supposedly advancing faster but then what's the explanation for them being the ones that traded with/traveled to overseas countries in the first place as opposed to Native Americans, who as far as I know didn't really go overseas to trade/conquer? Was it a difference in resources or something, like what building materials/technology did they have the potential to make with what they had? Or difference in culture? But then how could there not have been ANY Native Americans that thought of seafaring endeavors, since at one point Europeans had to think about that prospect to even start seafaring in the first place?
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Merlin
I don't think you can explain the dynamics of change and differences without considering the impact of evolution and natural selection at the core. For example, what made or motivated certain behaviors that emerged and thrived verses those that did not. Furthermore, What elements of environment acted as the catalyst for change in behavior or selection of natural traits. Moreover, ask yourself what would society and the traits/behaviors of man look like in the context of a world where the environment eliminated need for change or adaptation.
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I don't think you can explain the dynamics of change and differences without considering the impact of evolution and natural selection at the core. For example, what made or motivated certain behaviors that emerged and thrived verses those that did not. Furthermore, What elements of environment acted as the catalyst for change in behavior or selection of natural traits. Moreover, ask yourself what would society and the traits/behaviors of man look like in the context of a world where the environment eliminated need for change or adaptation.
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David
You skipped a stage. The sane stage that existed everywhere for hundreds of thousands of years. This stage held the greatest human equity. Work was light diseases were rare and conflict more rare. It is interesting that 40. 000 year old drawn symbols found in western Europe were also found in east Asia, showing a greater cultural unit across the world than exist today. The ethnocentric metric of wealth absent of empathy. peace, equality, love and joy is no measure at all except the measure of deprivation for the earth and her people.
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You skipped a stage. The sane stage that existed everywhere for hundreds of thousands of years. This stage held the greatest human equity. Work was light diseases were rare and conflict more rare. It is interesting that 40. 000 year old drawn symbols found in western Europe were also found in east Asia, showing a greater cultural unit across the world than exist today. The ethnocentric metric of wealth absent of empathy. peace, equality, love and joy is no measure at all except the measure of deprivation for the earth and her people.
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Levi
I do believe that the poorer nations were in some ways not ready culturally to be thrust into the modern technological society we enjoy. They often have hostile totalitarian dictators but with the support of a large portion of civilians. It-s almost as if they need to come upon an enlightenment similar to European nations before they will accept the change we want to see from their governments. Why else would every attempt to create a democracy fail?
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I do believe that the poorer nations were in some ways not ready culturally to be thrust into the modern technological society we enjoy. They often have hostile totalitarian dictators but with the support of a large portion of civilians. It-s almost as if they need to come upon an enlightenment similar to European nations before they will accept the change we want to see from their governments. Why else would every attempt to create a democracy fail?
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Kama
Colonialism and capitalism as descending from modernism, left more than scars - it paternalized, dehumanized, invented race and created all sorts of ideas like what poverty and wealth are. The idea of 'helping, developing, or saving' children, the poor, women, colored people and 'other' peoples of the world is in itself a defining concept (earlier episode) of a particular worldview.
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Colonialism and capitalism as descending from modernism, left more than scars - it paternalized, dehumanized, invented race and created all sorts of ideas like what poverty and wealth are. The idea of 'helping, developing, or saving' children, the poor, women, colored people and 'other' peoples of the world is in itself a defining concept (earlier episode) of a particular worldview.
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Anders
A few natural resource factors also helped Europe. The Americas lacked access to easily domesticated livestock before the Columbian exchange which limited the size of societies that could develop. Later on during the industrialization Europe was helped by the relatively easy access to coal which powered much of the industry AND the trains needed to support it.
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A few natural resource factors also helped Europe. The Americas lacked access to easily domesticated livestock before the Columbian exchange which limited the size of societies that could develop. Later on during the industrialization Europe was helped by the relatively easy access to coal which powered much of the industry AND the trains needed to support it.
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MUGARRA
i think you have a point when you say Africa has over lamented on Colonialism, why couldn't the leaders take advantage of the infra structure that was left behind, some of the buildings in schools to-date are the colonial structures, the issue is leadership, the presenter feared to talk about the autocratic and bad leadership still in Africa
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i think you have a point when you say Africa has over lamented on Colonialism, why couldn't the leaders take advantage of the infra structure that was left behind, some of the buildings in schools to-date are the colonial structures, the issue is leadership, the presenter feared to talk about the autocratic and bad leadership still in Africa
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Aniket
Aren't there 5 stages of Rostow's model? I think she forgot the 2nd stage which is preconditions for take-off( where society moves away from traditional society and has an increase in investments in agriculture and infrastructure; But still a primarily still in the 1st sector( Extraction of resources sector.
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Aren't there 5 stages of Rostow's model? I think she forgot the 2nd stage which is preconditions for take-off( where society moves away from traditional society and has an increase in investments in agriculture and infrastructure; But still a primarily still in the 1st sector( Extraction of resources sector.
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eltoro92630
Probably already mentioned is that the map of the American colonial empire does not include its westward continental expansion. The second point I would make regards Hong Kong, which was merely transferred from one sovereign state to another. Hong Kongers have limited self determination.
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Probably already mentioned is that the map of the American colonial empire does not include its westward continental expansion. The second point I would make regards Hong Kong, which was merely transferred from one sovereign state to another. Hong Kongers have limited self determination.
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