Human Wellbeing Flashcards
Happiness
Temporary positive emotion that fluctuates
Wellbeing
Overall state of being safe, happy health.
Experienced differently buy different people.
Changes as circumstances change
Factors that influence wellbeing in a community
- Strong sense of community and social connections
- Livability, access to jobs, healthcare and facilities
- Equity, education, employment, income
Quantitative Indicators
Easily measurable numerical objective data
Qualitative indicators
Not easily measurable subjective data that can’t be represented numerically
Qualitative indicators Example
Quality of life/ mental health
Quantitative Indicators Example
Income/Mortality
How does gender link to inequality and wellbeing
Due to traditional gender roles and stereotypes, limiting the amount of opportunities given to women.
Effects of Gender Inequality on a country’s development
-Unequal access to education
-Economic inequalities (Pay gap)
-Gender based discrimination and violence
Hinders a country’s development as half of its population cannot contribute.
MDG
Millennium Development Goals
8 Goals that by 2015:
1. Aim to end poverty and environmental degradation
- Combat disease and food insecurity
- Reduce inequalities in literacy and gender
SGD
Sustainable Development Goals
17 Goals by 2030:
1. Work towards ending inequality and poverty
- Focusing on environmental sustainability/climate change
- Stronger focus on human rights/inequalities on a global scale.
Define the Poverty Cycle
Set of factors which let poverty continue once it has started; unless there is outside intervention
Describe the Poverty Cycle
- Child grows up in poverty
- Disadvantages in learning and skills
- Struggles to find job/employment
- Fails to escape the poverty cycle
- Has family in poverty
Environmental services
The environment provides us with things necessary to survive by maintaining its natural processes and balance.
Poverty
More than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure sustainable livelihoods.
