Compare and Contrast Slavery,caste,and Class as Systems of Stratification

question 103

Essay

Compare and contrast slavery,caste,and class as systems of stratification.What is the basis of inequality in each? How much social mobility exists in each? How do trends in economic development,specifically technology and globalization,affect each of these systems?

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Definitions:

Atlantic Charter

Agreement Issued August 12, 1941, following meetings in Newfoundland between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, that signaled the Allies’ cooperation and stated their war aims.

1941

A significant year marked by events such as the attack on Pearl Harbor, which led the United States into World War II.

Four Freedoms

Fundamental principles outlined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, which include freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Truman's Decision

Refers to President Harry S. Truman's decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, effectively ending World War II.