Rise and Fall: Population, Urbanization and the Environment
While developing nations struggle to endure the seemingly endless cycle of poverty and overpopulation, the decline in population some of the more advanced nations are experiencing can bring about problems as well.
Waves of Change: Technology and Social Change
Twentieth century sociologist Gerhard Lenski said that one way to understand social change is to look at the basic subsistence technology of a society. With that information, much can be deduced about stratification, gender relations, and politica...
Worlds Apart: Advantages of Wealthy Nations
Approximately ninety-six percent of research and development is carried out in the more economically advanced countries. These nations dominate innovation and the ability to transform technological breakthroughs into manufacturing processes.
Worlds Apart: Poverty and Uncertainty in Africa
Along with their struggle to survive poverty, the people of Africa must also endure a pervasive sense of uncertainty that casts an enormous shadow over their daily life.