After studying this chapter, you will be able to . . .

4-1 Understand how the foreign policy perspective provides a foundation for international relations.

4-2 Explain how economic class as used by Marxist theory can be the driving force for how nations interact with each other.

4-3 Describe the different aspects of world systems theory and how they explain international relations.

4-4 Outline the ways in which gender affects and is affected by international relations.