Social 30-2 Flashcards
abject poverty
extreme poverty in which an individual lives on less than 1 dollar per day.
aborigional collective thought
a way of thinking that values the group more then the individual, and views all things as interconnected.
aborigional healing foundation
a foundation created as a result of the royal commision on aborigional peoples, whose mandate is to encourage and support aborigional peoples as they create healing processes to address the legacy of physical and sexual abuse that many suffered in residential schools.
aborigional rights
the rights of first nations, metis, and inuit people in canada, including their land and treaty rights, and rights pertaining to their history, culture, and language
aborigional self-government
first nations, metis, and inuit groups making their own descisions regarding their economy, education, culutre, use of natural resources, and other areas of concern for their well-being.
adam smith
(1723-1790)
an influencial scottish political economist who challenged the key iddeas behind the merchantilist system and described how a free-market economy would work.
adherence to collective norms
faithful observance of the norms or standards imposed on members of a group as a condition of membership in the group
what is altruism
unselfishness and a focus on the needs of others
anti-terrorism act
a law passed in canadas parliament in december of 2001, in responce to sept 11 2001
anit war movement
against war
assimilation
to adopt a new culture into the old
beliefs
the ideas and understandings that a person holds
bolsheviks
members of a wing of russian social-democratic workers party
bourgeoisie
the social class that evolved during the middle ages
capitalism
Free markets, fair competition, wise consumers, and profit- motivated producers
