Chapter 2 Making lives

Question 1

Choices

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Constraints

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Social construction

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Socio-economic position

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Consumption

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Economy

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Power

Answer 7

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