But Europe is roiling and — this is key — there's also major turbulence in China, the other superpower, where the degree
of economic stratification has likewise become unbearably high.
Not exact matches
That formula works in the huge U.S. market, but doesn't translate as well to Canada, which has a tenth
of the population and less
stratification in its
economic classes.
Extra-religious influences making for differentiation are represented by technical, cultural, social,
economic developments, resulting in social
stratification according to differences
of sex and age, property, occupation and status.
This is not the place to go into the complexities
of what used to be called «
stratification theory,» but ever since Marx gave a prominent place to «class» in his interpretation
of history, there has been general agreement to use this term to refer to a system
of ranking in which the command
of economic resources is the prevailing criterion.
And while racial prejudice creates the most obvious form
of discrimination, a Christian conscience must be on guard also against
economic injustices caused or perpetuated by family status, social
stratification, political «pull,» or even by church connections.
Christians struggle with how best to share Christ's message in violent contexts
of rising religious nationalism, continuing social and
economic stratification, and other situations they considered unjust.
In a general sense, one can speak
of four areas
of struggle: (i) the system
of economic exploitation and social
stratification (racial segregation, women's working conditions, unemployment and the new legislation
of «flexibility and «deregulation); (ii) the ideology (the way
of representing the world, social relations, etc.) that justifies the system — the new ideologies
of race superiority, the religious legitimation
of competition and the so - called free market as the only and sufficient way
of organizing human life (iii) the ways in which the consciousness
of the oppressed, is led to interject this ideology
of domination and to develop a feeling
of self - denial and self - devaluation; (iv) the atomization
of the society through the weakening and destruction
of neighborhood, workers and local cultural manifestations.
One
of the most unique aspects about this way
of dating is that it brings people from all «classes» and backgrounds together in mutually beneficial relationships; and as social
stratification grows wider in these
economic times, could this be a way
of bridging the gap?
Dr. Frankenberg's research has examined how the design
of school choice policy affects racial and
economic student
stratification.
The union claims that privatization encourages
economic and racial
stratification of our society.
But they have the potential to disrupt the cycle
of increasing poverty and
economic and social
stratification by making essential skills and knowledge available to all children, not just some.
It is the primary underlying cause
of some
of America's most challenging threats, including
economic stagnation, increased
stratification of wealth, financial insolvency, mediocre education outcomes, and eroding civil liberties.
Maps are the visual manifestation
of the social,
economic and political
stratification of the world.
The only way we can negotiate it being stretched out for a longer time is through increased war, debt, consumption, pollution, and
economic stratification by taking advantage
of the poor.
These events resulted in substantial ecological and
economic impacts, including sustained loss
of kelp forests, coral bleaching, reduced surface chlorophyll levels due to increased surface layer
stratification, mass mortality
of marine invertebrates due to heat stress, rapid long - distance species» range shifts and associated reshaping
of community structure, fishery closures or quota changes, and even intensified
economic tensions between nations.»