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Dr. S. Kay Andrews is adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Geography at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.  She holds a Ph.D. degree in sociology from the University of Pittsburgh with areas of specialization in religion, social movements, and gender. 

Multicultural Transition and the New South — by Dr. Kay Andrews

According the Human Development Report 2013, published by the United Nations, the Asian middle class will grow from 500 million today to 1.75 billion, or three times its current size, by the year 2020. The report notes that all across the southern hemisphere countries have increased economic productivity and raised human development indicators that show improved quality of life. This “Rise of the South” has precipitated a global transition in economic, political, and cultural relations.

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