war organized, armed conflict among the people of various societies, directed by their governments

wealth the total amount of money and other assets, minus outstanding debts, that a person or family controls

welfare (state) capitalism an economic system in which individuals own the means of production, but the state regulates many economic activities for the welfare of the population

welfare state a range of government agencies and programs that provide benefits to the population

white-collar crime Edwin Sutherland’s term for crimes committed by people of respectable and high social status in the course of their occupations; for example, bribery of public officials, securities violations, embezzlement, false advertising, and price-fixing

white-collar occupation higher-prestige work that involves mostly mental activity

working class those who sell their labour to the capitalist class

world system economic and political connections that tie the world’s countries together