Global Stratification & Poverty: Crash Course Sociology #27
This week we're taking our discussion of stratification global. We'll look at First and Third World countries and the reasons why these terms are no longer used. We'll introduce the four...
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You’ve heard of “First World Problems,” right? Someone cracks the screen on their iPhone or gets the wrong order at Starbucks, and then they go on Twitter and complain about their hashtag First World Problems. So, you’re heard the phrase, but have you thought about the implications of talking about countries as First or Third? Where do these names even come from? These terms are outdated, inaccurate, and frankly insulting ways of talking about global stratification. So how should we talk about global stratification? [Theme Music] First, let’s deconstruct the idea of the first, second, third world hierarchy; see where it came from; and learn what its implications are. The terms date back to the Cold War, when Western policymakers began talking about th...
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You’ve heard of “First World Problems,” right? Someone cracks the screen on their iPhone or gets the wrong order at Starbucks, and then they go on Twitter and complain about their hashtag First World Problems. So, you’re heard the phrase, but have you thought about the implications of talking about countries as First or Third? Where do these names even come from? These terms are outdated, inaccurate, and frankly insulting ways of talking about global stratification. So how should we talk about global stratification? [Theme Music] First, let’s deconstruct the idea of the first, second, third world hierarchy; see where it came from; and learn what its implications are. The terms date back to the Cold War, when Western policymakers began talking about th...
