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
resilience
-capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
abstinence
-deliberate decision to avoid something
why use contraceptives ?
-prevent pregnancy
-prevent STIs
types of contraceptives
-male and female condoms
-the “pill”
-iud (intra uterine device)
-injections and implants
-tube tie
-vasectomy
sextually transmitted infection facts:
-infertility (if untreated)
-high risk = HIV
-could have no symptoms
preventing STIs
-stick with one partner
-condoms
-learn the symptoms and go for checkups
employment sectors
-primary: changing natural resources into primary products
-secondary: produces finished goods or products
-tertiary: provides infrastructure and services
career field
-common skills, knowledge and work setting
-similar interests and talents
-may require training
occupation
work that you do
-usually requires training or skills
eg: nurse
career
-occupation that you have for a large part of your life
-opportunity to progress and be promoted
-requires degree or diploma
job
-employed and paid for working
-may need training
scarce skills
-occupations in which there is a scarcity of qualified people
employable skills
-transferable skills needs to make an individual “employable”
niche market
-small party of a larger market that has its own specific needs which are different from the larger market
soft skills
-combination of people skills, social skills, communication skills, character or personality traits, attributes etc
life long learning
-examples of life long learning : -developing a new skill
-self taught study
-learning a new sport
-acquiring new knowledge
benefits of life long learning
-renewed self motivation
-recognition of personal interests and goals
-improvement in skills
different types of learning
-formal learning
-informal learning
-informal learning
SAQA
-South African Qualifications Authority
SAQA is to ensure
-courses are legal
-qualifications are internationally recognised
-responsible for NQF (national qualifications framework)
NQF
-creates structure for learning achievements
-improves quality of education and training
-recognises prior learning
SAQA is to ensure
-courses are legal
-qualifications are internationally recognised
-responsible for NQF (national qualifications framework)
