Unit 4: To what extent should I, as a citizen, respond to globalization? Flashcards
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Citizen
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- an inhabitant of a particular town or city
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Globalization
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- The process of becoming interconnected economically, socially, or politically
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Diversity
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- Multicultural
- Positive reference to difference
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Disparity
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- Inequality
- Negative reference to difference
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Quality of Life
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- Standard of health, comfort, and happiness experienced by an individual or group
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Standard of Living
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- The degree of wealth or material comfort available to a person or community
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Green Revolution
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- Period during 1960s and 1970s
- Traditional farming practices were replaced with by technology
- Increased agricultural production
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Genetically Modified Organism
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- Where agribusiness cross genes to create better quality in food
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Public Trust
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- Essential life supporting resource that all people are entitled too
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Infrastructure
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- Systems that support economic activity
Ex. Electrical power, transportation
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Human Rights
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- rights inherent to all human beings regardless of race, sex, etc.
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Universal Decleration of Human Rights
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- United Nations
- Plays a role in leading human rights internationally
- After World War 11
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Democracy
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- Political system in which law applies equally to all people
- Power is vested in the people
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Convention and the Rights of the Child
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- International legislation outlining human rights
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Child Soilders
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- Any person under the age of 18 that has been recruited by an armed force or an armed group for any capacity
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Optional Protocal on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict
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- United Nations
- Projects the rights of children when joining the military
- Put into force 2002 and ratified majority of worlds countries
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Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality
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- UN Agency
- Indentified several concerns for women globally
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Activism
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- the use of direct and noticeable action to achieve a result
- Usually political or social result
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Employment Equity
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- Use of hiring policies that encourage fair representation of minority groups in workplace
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Humanitarianism
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- Ideology that focuses on trying to improve the lives of others and reducing their suffering through various means, including social reform and aid
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What are the advantages of educating girls?
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- Educated females are likely to pass on what they learned to other family memebers
- They are able to seek employment opportunities that raise the standard of living and quality of life for themselves and there families
- Educating females has shown to improve the health of the entire family
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Malala Yousafazi
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- Pakastani education advocate
- Recived noble peace prize for her advocating
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Non - Govermental Organization
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- non profit organization that acts independently from government
- Adresses social and political issues
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Temporary Forgien Workers Program
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- Allows Canadian employers to hire forgien workers when qualified Canadian workers are not available
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Environmentalism
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- Idealogy that focuses on protecting natural environment and leasing the harmful effects human activities have on the environment
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Human Developement Project
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United Nations
- Annual study of countries quality of life and development based on gdp, adult literacy, etc.
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Civic Responsibility
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- Responsibility as a citizen
- Active participation in community
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