Social, Moral, and Economic Issues Quiz

Social, Moral, and Economic Issues

• Social issues: problems or concerns connected to a larger issue that affects society in general, often reflecting contemporary concerns in the author's world.
• Characteristics of social issues:
  • Involves people in society
  • The public recognizes the situation as a problem
  • A large segment of the population sees the situation as a valid concern
  • Situation can be alleviated through joint actions of citizens
• Examples of social issues: "The Importance of Gender Equality" and "The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health"

Moral Issues

• Moral issues: actions that have the potential to help or harm others or ourselves, involving attitudes and behavior patterns.
• Characteristics of moral issues:
  • Against values, beliefs, preferences of people/society
  • Involves behavior patterns that bring individuals into conflict with society
  • Involves actions that have potential harm to others or themselves
• Examples of moral issues: "The Ethics of Free Speech" and "The Ethics of Privacy in the Digital Age"

Economic Issues

• Economic issues: situations that assert scarcity, or that finite resources are insufficient to satisfy all human wants and needs.
• Characteristics of economic issues:
  • Inflation/price of basic commodities and services affecting a large number of people
  • Increase of unemployment and poverty caused by factors such as lack of education, cultural/religious discrimination, overpopulation, unemployment, and corruption
• Examples of economic issues: "The Pros and Cons of Minimum Wage Increases" and "The Impact of Climate Change on the Economy"

Listening Skills

What is Listening?

• Listening: receiving language through the ears, involving identifying sounds of speech and processing them into words and sentences.

Importance of Listening Skills

• Essential part of good communication
• Improves relationships, decision-making, and reaching agreements with others
• Demonstrates ability to pay attention to thoughts, behaviors, and feelings of an individual
• Increases power to influence, serve, motivate, or develop people effectively
• Enhances basic human interaction

Ways to Improve Listening Skills

• Give full attention, eliminate distractions
• Maintain eye contact to demonstrate attentiveness
• Be open and receptive, avoid preconceived judgments or assumptions
• Avoid interrupting, allow the speaker to finish their thoughts
• Practice patience, avoid rushing the conversation
• Paraphrase and summarize to confirm understanding
• Ask clarifying questions to seek clarification
• Show empathy by acknowledging and validating speaker's feelings
• Practice mindfulness to reduce mental clutter and enhance listening effectiveness
• Develop non-verbal listening cues to convey attentiveness