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Which of the following is a factor that strengthens social sustainability?
Which of the following is a factor that strengthens social sustainability?
- Exclusion and marginalization
- Lack of resources
- Conflicts
- Compassion (correct)
What does the concept of 'doughnut economics' primarily address?
What does the concept of 'doughnut economics' primarily address?
- Maximizing resource extraction for development
- Minimizing social services to reduce costs
- Creating economic growth without considering environmental limits
- Establishing safe and just spaces for humanity (correct)
Which option represents a challenge that weakens social sustainability?
Which option represents a challenge that weakens social sustainability?
- Trust within communities
- Resilience and agility
- Gaps in health (correct)
- Education access for all
Which of the following is NOT a common factor that weakens social sustainability?
Which of the following is NOT a common factor that weakens social sustainability?
Which of these is a component of economic sustainability?
Which of these is a component of economic sustainability?
What is NOT a key challenge associated with climate change?
What is NOT a key challenge associated with climate change?
What percentage of children in sub-Saharan Africa were living in extreme poverty in 2022?
What percentage of children in sub-Saharan Africa were living in extreme poverty in 2022?
Which factor does NOT contribute to political instability?
Which factor does NOT contribute to political instability?
What is a direct cause of health crises?
What is a direct cause of health crises?
Which of the following statements about economic inequality is correct?
Which of the following statements about economic inequality is correct?
Which of the following is an example of a health crisis?
Which of the following is an example of a health crisis?
What is the population living on less than $2.15 a day?
What is the population living on less than $2.15 a day?
Which of the following does not directly result from climate change?
Which of the following does not directly result from climate change?
Which phase of society development primarily focused on settlement through farming and crop cultivation?
Which phase of society development primarily focused on settlement through farming and crop cultivation?
What is a key component of Strong Government within the process of society development?
What is a key component of Strong Government within the process of society development?
What best describes 'Pluralism' in the context of social integration?
What best describes 'Pluralism' in the context of social integration?
Which of the following terms refers to the average results that do not lead to significant achievement?
Which of the following terms refers to the average results that do not lead to significant achievement?
Which factor contributes to social exclusion within the framework of social integration?
Which factor contributes to social exclusion within the framework of social integration?
What is the main purpose of Microfinance Banking?
What is the main purpose of Microfinance Banking?
Which social development phase is associated with a focus on industrial production and manufacturing?
Which social development phase is associated with a focus on industrial production and manufacturing?
What constitutes a primary function of Civil Society Organizations?
What constitutes a primary function of Civil Society Organizations?
What is the main goal of social integration?
What is the main goal of social integration?
Which of the following is a form of social exclusion?
Which of the following is a form of social exclusion?
How has life expectancy changed from pre-modern era to the 21st century in Europe?
How has life expectancy changed from pre-modern era to the 21st century in Europe?
What is considered a common social cost associated with coffee production?
What is considered a common social cost associated with coffee production?
What has been a major advancement in health sciences in contemporary society?
What has been a major advancement in health sciences in contemporary society?
What factor does not contribute to the high costs of coffee from farm to cup?
What factor does not contribute to the high costs of coffee from farm to cup?
Which of the following is NOT a measurable positive development in contemporary society?
Which of the following is NOT a measurable positive development in contemporary society?
What percentage of people lived in poverty in the pre-modern era, as compared to the 21st century?
What percentage of people lived in poverty in the pre-modern era, as compared to the 21st century?
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Study Notes
Phases of Society Development
- Hunting and gathering: Analyze housing, gender roles, education, health, resource ownership, economic activities, and work nature.
- Pastoral: Analyze housing, gender roles, education, health, resource ownership, economic activities, and work nature.
- Horticultural: Analyze housing, gender roles, education, health, resource ownership, economic activities, and work nature.
- Agrarian: Analyze housing, gender roles, education, health, resource ownership, economic activities, and work nature.
- Industrial: Analyze housing, gender roles, education, health, resource ownership, economic activities, and work nature.
- Post-industrial: Analyze housing, gender roles, education, health, resource ownership, economic activities, and work nature.
Process of Society Development
- Strong Government/Good Governance: Includes strategic planning, vision, long-term planning, and revenue generation (economic opportunity).
- Individual Contribution: Encompasses a knowledge society, civil society organizations, time and knowledge contribution, and microfinance banking.
- Social Integration: Focuses on creating a society for all, including social inclusion, social exclusion, social cohesion, and social participation.
Important Key Terms of Social Integration
- Pluralism: Appreciating diversity.
- Civil society organizations: Professional volunteers supporting government efforts for improved quality of life.
- Prudent: Wise spending of money, time, and resources.
- Tolerance: Accepting differing opinions and behaviors.
- Perspectives: Individual influences on opinions.
- Stereotyping: Fixed mindsets.
- Occidentalization: Over-westernization leading to value loss.
- Orientalization: Over-easternization leading to value loss.
- Mediocre: Average, unambitious results.
- Meritocracy: Achieving the best results.
- Knowledge Society: Collective contribution to knowledge creation.
- Time and Knowledge Contribution: Unconditional giving.
- Microfinance Banking: Low-interest loans for small businesses.
Social Integration and Exclusion
- Social Integration: Equal participation in social, economic, cultural, and political activities; aims for a stable and safe society for all.
- Social Exclusion: Prevents social inclusion; unequal opportunities for underprivileged groups based on age, gender, ethnicity, culture, and socioeconomic status.
Positive Developments in Contemporary Society
- Increased access to education.
- Advancements in technology (nanotechnology, robotics).
- Advancements in health sciences (public health policies, genetic engineering).
- Social progress (awareness of rights and social justice).
- Environmental efforts.
- Significant improvements in life expectancy, poverty reduction, literacy rates, and infant mortality since the pre-modern era.
The Hidden Costs of Coffee
- The price of a cup of coffee often ignores the environmental and social costs (externalities).
- Transportation accounts for over half the total energy in the food supply chain, contributing to CO2 emissions.
- Average distance traveled for a Starbucks coffee: 5,427 miles.
- Social costs include child labor, poor working conditions, and gender discrimination.
- Environmental costs include deforestation.
- Economic impact questions whether farmers receive sufficient income for a dignified life (less than 10 fils goes to the farmer per cup).
Three Pillars of Sustainability
- Social sustainability
- Economic sustainability
- Environmental sustainability
Creating Safe and Just Spaces for Humanity (Raworth 2017)
- The Doughnut model visualizes the safe and just space for humanity.
Factors Strengthening and Weakening Social Sustainability
- Strengthening: Diversity, compassion, education, dignity, inclusion, equity, trust, safety, empathy, resilience, agility, infrastructure, health & wellness, technologies strengthening communities.
- Weakening: Conflict, exclusion, marginalization, lack of social services and resources, inadequate infrastructure, health gaps, planetary health challenges, technologies fragmenting communities.
Key Global Challenges
- Climate Change: Rising temperatures, ocean warming, ice cap shrinkage, sea level rise, extreme weather events, desertification, biodiversity loss.
- Economic Inequality: Widening gap between rich and poor.
- Poverty: 712 million people live on less than $2.15 a day; high rates in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
- Political Instability: Caused by economic factors, corruption, ethnic/religious tensions, weak institutions, and external influences.
- Health Crises: Pandemics, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters; caused by infectious diseases, climate change, pollution, socioeconomic factors, and lack of medical resources.
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