Domestic Social and Political Domestic Social and Political SystemsSystems

Chapter TenChapter Ten

Sociopolitical ConditionsSociopolitical Conditions1.1. Individual Life ConditionsIndividual Life Conditions

In this category we place income, life In this category we place income, life expectancy,literacy rate, fertility rate, expectancy,literacy rate, fertility rate, calorie availability or nutrition level, safe calorie availability or nutrition level, safe water and air.water and air.

2.2. Social Organizational ConditionsSocial Organizational ConditionsIn this category we place democratization, In this category we place democratization, social status of women, income social status of women, income distribution, and corruption in economic & distribution, and corruption in economic & political life.political life.

Life Expectancy Since 1960Life Expectancy Since 1960

Global RatesGlobal Rates -global life expectancy grew from 55 to 66-global life expectancy grew from 55 to 66

-fertility rate has dropped from 4.9 to 2.9-fertility rate has dropped from 4.9 to 2.9 -food calories per capita advanced by 15%-food calories per capita advanced by 15% Low income countriesLow income countries

-life expectancy grew from 48 to 63-life expectancy grew from 48 to 63 -fertility rate has dropped from 6.1 to 3.3-fertility rate has dropped from 6.1 to 3.3 -food calories per capita advanced 25%-food calories per capita advanced 25% -literacy rate grew from under 30% to 65%-literacy rate grew from under 30% to 65%

Domestic Social OrganizationDomestic Social Organization

The third wave of global democratization The third wave of global democratization began running in the late 1970’s and began running in the late 1970’s and accelerated with the collapse of accelerated with the collapse of communism in the early 1990’scommunism in the early 1990’s

Sociopolitical DynamicsSociopolitical Dynamics

The dynamics in sociopolitical conditions The dynamics in sociopolitical conditions are driven by the level of GDP per capita are driven by the level of GDP per capita and the social conditions.and the social conditions.

There are three elements in the There are three elements in the characteristics of this relationship:characteristics of this relationship:

* Sweet Spot* Sweet Spot

* Steady Slog* Steady Slog

* Systematic Shifts* Systematic Shifts

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Sweet Spot:Sweet Spot:

-starts low but increases the level of GDP -starts low but increases the level of GDP per capita. Social conditions improve per capita. Social conditions improve rapidly but will slows down at higher levels rapidly but will slows down at higher levels of improvementof improvement

-deals mainly with individual life condition-deals mainly with individual life condition

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Steady Slog:Steady Slog:

-wide range of GDP per capita and social -wide range of GDP per capita and social change will also improve, especially at change will also improve, especially at higher levels but at a fairly constant rate higher levels but at a fairly constant rate regardless of the level of the GDP per capitaregardless of the level of the GDP per capita

-deals mainly with social organizations-deals mainly with social organizations

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Systematic Shifts:Systematic Shifts:

-can occur with the “steady slog” and or the -can occur with the “steady slog” and or the “sweet spot”“sweet spot”

-relationship between GDP per capita & -relationship between GDP per capita & social conditions shift significantlysocial conditions shift significantly

Possible Quiz QuestionsPossible Quiz Questions

1.1. What are the two main categories of What are the two main categories of sociopolitical condition? sociopolitical condition? ____________and ________________________and ____________

2.2. TT/F Life Expectancy is a function of /F Life Expectancy is a function of individual life conditions.individual life conditions.

3.3. T/T/F F Social Status of a women is not a Social Status of a women is not a function of social organizational function of social organizational conditions.conditions.

4.4. Globally life expectancy grew from Globally life expectancy grew from ____to____ since 1960.____to____ since 1960.

Possible Quiz QuestionsPossible Quiz Questions5. T/F The Literacy rate grew from under 30% to 5. T/F The Literacy rate grew from under 30% to

65%.65%.

6. T/6. T/F F “Sweet Spot” deals mainly with social “Sweet Spot” deals mainly with social organizations.organizations.

7. T/7. T/F F Steady Slog deals mainly with individual life Steady Slog deals mainly with individual life conditions.conditions.

8. T/8. T/FF Systematic Shift can’t occur with Steady Slog Systematic Shift can’t occur with Steady Slog or Sweet Spot.or Sweet Spot.

9. T/F The fall of communism in the early 1990’s 9. T/F The fall of communism in the early 1990’s accelerated a 3accelerated a 3rdrd wave of global democratization. wave of global democratization.