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1 Social 10-1 11 days and counting Wow, that is getting nearer and nearer.

2 Housekeeping People who need to do the test, let’s get to it. Monday will be the last day to passed in missed assignments.

3 A FEW NOTES Social Studies 10-1

4 Sustainability and Prosperity Should sustainability matter Page 291.

5 UNIT 4 Chapter 15: “An Introduction to Quality of Life, Human Rights, and Democratization.”

6 What is Quality of Life Become: (things you do!) – Community – Leisure – Practical Be: (Who you are.) – Physical – Psychology – Spiritual Belong: (How you fit in) – Community – Social – Physical

7 Quality of Life The degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced in everyday life. This included that standard of living and non- material things such as political and religious freedoms.

8 Standard of Living Level of material comfort as measured by the goods. Services, and luxuries available to an individual, community, or nation. What that really means is the stuff you can get and the stuff your used to! How does our standard of living influence globalization? How about historically?

9 How would you rate you quality of life? Keep in mind the stories we have looked at? Can you be what you want within reason? Can you go where you want? Eat, believe, say, feel, date who you want? How about others we have looked at?

10 Understanding Quality of Life We all have access to clean water and a general quality of life. However, some places have a bid difference between the populations quality of life. Even in Fort McMurray, this is known as Disparity. However, it can often be far greater in other places globally, can we think of any?

11 Some Examples 17% of the world’s population do not have access to clean water. Nearly 2/3 of the these people live in Asia. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 42% of the population do not have access to clean water. Let’s think about the disparity between our lives and the lives of someone in a slum.

12 Do you think Globalization has improved standards of living… Locally? Globally?

13 GDP In a western sense, a person’s wealth is depended on how much money they have. How much stuff they own. So, the wealth of a nation is depended on how much money a country has or will have. Gross Domestic Product.

14 Human Development Index GDP per capita. Life Expectancy. Knowledge Index.

15 Human Rights, Democracy, and Globalization The Universal Declaration of human rights: – Political Right: to Vote – Civil Rights: Freedom and Opinion – Equality Rights: fair and safe working conditions. – Economic Rights: Free From Discriminaiton. – Social Rights: Education and Healthcare. – Cultural rights: speak you language and practise your culture.

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17 a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. arose directly from the experience of the Second World War. the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. consists of 30 articles. Here are some example.

18 Section from the Declaration Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. Article 3. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 4. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

19 Let’s take a look at perspective


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