Directions:
1. What are the major differences between open class societies and caste societies?
2. When we say our country has an open class system, what do we mean?
3. Search the Internet for information on two countries in which you are interested. Compare their population, GNP, Exports, imports. How do those figures compare with page 56 in the text?
4. How do egalitarian, rank, and class societies vary in their access to economic resources, power, and prestige? Why? (p. 145 in text).
5. Which industrialized countries have the most social mobility? The least? Can you suggest why?
6. What does Marshall Sahlins suggest to be the reason for the emergence of social stratification? How does he validate his view?
7. Describe the type of society in which members have equal access to economic resources? What is it called?
8. Search the Internet for information on the caste system in India. What did you find?
9. Search the Internet to find the latest news concerning the conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu's of Rwanda. What is happening now?
10. What two factors have been shown to determine the class levelof Americans in various studies?
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