2. Making Lives Flashcards

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Choices

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The ability to make decisions concerning the way a person lives their life.

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Constraints

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Limits on the ability of people and groups to make decisions over various facets of their lives.

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Social construction

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Something that is socially constructed is, at least in part, dependent on the society and social relations in which it is made and used.

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Socio-economic position

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The position of an individual or group based on a range of factors, including occupation, income level, education and cultural background.

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Consumption

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The purchase and use of products and services,and one of the defining features of contemporary society.

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Economy

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The range of activities that gives rise to the production , distribution, exchange and consumption of goods and services.

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Power

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A complex term used to denote influence, control or domination.

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How can you get a sense of choices and constrains that people encounter in their everyday lives ?

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Through the things that people do, what they buy, how they present themselves and relate to each other and the physical environment in which these all happen.

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