1. Social Studies 10-1 Chapter 14
Global Awareness
Social Studies 10-1
Chapter 14

2. Key Terms
ingenuity gap
gender gap
labour standards

3. Thomas Friedman
“at its best, the Internet can educate more people faster than any other media tool we ever had. At its worst, it can make people dumber faster than any other media tool we ever had.”
Is the internet all it is cracked up to be?
How does this apply to Globalization?

4. Darin Barney
“Technological mythology leads us to believe that technologies arise, as if by magic, to address pre-existing needs and to provide solutions to pre-existing problems. In reality, technologies tend to create more needs than they address Was the ability to engage in phone conversation while riding the bus really a pressing social need prior to the arrival of the cellular phone, or did our perception of that as a need arise after this technology became widely available?”

5. Can People Be Too Globally Connected?

6. The Ingenuity Gap
The gap between people’s need for new and innovative solutions to problems and their ability to supply those solutions

7. Thomas Homer-Dixon Factors that prevent problem solving
Market failure — The market does not provide opportunities for businesses to make money, perhaps because the necessary resources are not available.
Shortage of capital — Financial and human resources are not available to solve the problems.
Science cannot operate — Scientific research cannot be conducted for reasons such as lack of funding or the controversial nature of the topic
being explored.
Social conflict — In times of turmoil, groups take action to protect their own interests rather than the interests of society

8. The Gender Gap
The social, economic, and political differences that separate men and women
1984 when the United Nations set up the Development Fund for Women to promote gender equality an empowerment initiatives for women
2005 study by the World Economic Forum measured the extent to which women in 58 countries had achieved equality with men in terms of economics, politics, education, and health care
Access to reliable information through communication technologies is an important factor in developing effective programs and raising awareness among target populations

9. The Communication Gap
Inequality in regards to women in developing nations
Women have less access to technology than men
What is being done?
Uganda, for example, the Women of Uganda Network set up a computer-training centre for rural women

10. Women in Government
There is a major focus globally to close the gender equality gap
The first woman to sit in a national legislature was elected to the Finnish parliament in 1907

11. Women and Employment
Employment equity between men and women is also a concern
In Canada in 1967 women made only 58% as much as men for the same job
In 2003 the number was 71%
So even in Canada there is still a gap that exists.

13. Unions and Collective Bargaining
In this globalizing world unions have been greatly criticized
Unions are viewed as contributing to rising manufacturing costs and promoting “special interests” those of their members — over the interests of consumers, corporations, and some governments
Union membership has fallen which can be linked to outsourcing, but many still to have an influence Nationally and Internationally

14. Labour Standards
Labour standards are measures that protect workers and the environment
International Labour Organization identified four “fundamental principles and rights at work,” which countries are expected to promote
freedom from forced labour
freedom from discrimination in the workplace
a ban on child labour
the right to organize and bargain collectively

16. Fair Trade
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based model of international trade which promotes the payment of a fair price as well as social and environmental standards in areas related to the production of a wide variety of goods

17. The Knowledge Economy
The division in a global economy between workers who can use their knowledge to generate ideas and those who cannot
Some observers predict that workers who possess the skills and attitudes
demanded by the knowledge economy will experience the greatest success
in the coming years
This shift has created a greater disparity between the ingenuity of different nations

18. Global Awareness and Quality of Life
Becoming aware of unfair or inequitable conditions is the first step on the path toward change. Canadians are becoming aware of some of the challenges of globalization and its effects on quality of life, and many
people are working to change condition

19. Social Clauses
A social clause would require countries to take measures to stop the most extreme forms of labour exploitation
For example:
forced labour, very low wages, and child labour
Could lead to establishment of standards globally

20. Effective Governance respect for human rights
efficient and effective institutions, such as courts, that protect citizens
police forces that do not use their powers for their own benefit
parliaments that reflect the goals and aspirations of the citizens of a country

21. Foreign Debt Can reduce quality of life
Reasons for borrowing money in the first place are questionable
International Funding Agencies require government to make structural adjustment to be able to repay a loan
These adjustments can lead to a lower quality of life