life orientation november 2023 Flashcards
what are social issues
-matters that affect many individuals in a society:
-poverty
-crime
what are environmental issues
-the environmental problems facing us
-negative effect that humans have on the environment:
-soil erosion
-pollution
social justice
-justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges within a society
universal declaration of human rights
-inherit rights
-equal rights
-freedom, justice and peace in the world
rights
things we are allowed to do
activist
person who works to bring political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organisation
volunteer
to give oneself in service to a cause
civic organisations
non profit organisations operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare
ubuntu
a person is a person through other people
civics
study of rights, duties and responsibilities of citizens
citizen
someone who belongs to a nation and was born in that country
citizenship
combination of rights, duties and responsibilities
civic/social responsibilities??
-be informed
-vote
-protest
-pay taxes
-be an activist
south african civic values
-freedom
-equality
-democracy
adolescence
period of puberty when a person develops from a child into an adult