North America 2nd highest percentage of sexual slavery and exploitation.
24.9 million victims of trafficking worldwide
400,000 modern day slaves in the US
caste system mainly found in India but can also be found in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh
estate system existed in the middle ages
50 million modern slavery in 2021 28 million in forced labor 22 million trapped in force marriage
North Korea estimated 1.7 million people enslaved
2022 Brown university added caste system as a protected characteristics
class system based on economic positions
2013 poll found 63% indicated US no longer offers everyone equal chance to get ahead. 2016 71% believe the economy is rigged to benefit certain groups.
2018 nationally representative sample of 2,411 americans found only 18% American dream is out of reach
in 2021 US median household income was 79,900. Half of american household fell below and half were above.
End of first quarter in 2020 individual median wage was 49,764 which was 5.7% higher than the year before.
upper class made up 19% in 2018 middle class about 52% lower class about 29%
1971 61% were middle class compared to 52% today
family of 4 in 2021 median income is 26,500
Poverty was 13.7% in 2021 9.6% whites 18.1% blacks and 21.9 hispanics
1959 population was 117 million and 332 million in 2021 making poverty drop from about 24% to 12%
Wallerstein defines core nations as wealthy and powerful such as US, Japan and Germany.
Periphery nations have weak governments and least industrialized and economically diverse such as Nicaragua, Philippines and Jamaica.
Semi-periphery are industrializing and characteristics of both core and periphery such as China, Brazil, India and Mexico.
richest 1% own 45% of the world\’s wealth. Adults with less than 10,000 in wealth comprise 64% of the world\’s population but hold less than 2% of global wealth.
white women earned 81.5% asian women earned 75.5% black women earned 89% and hispanics earned 85.7% of men in their racial category