Lesson 6.1

Section Summary and Glossary

Gauging Quality of Life

How rich is your quality of life?

Internet

This is a required activity to support the inquiry.

A simple approach to who you are and where you live can be found in If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People or the interactive The Miniature Earth. These two presentations are available on the Internet. Explore who makes up the world’s population.

Assignment

Please complete the Challenge - Quality of Life Assignment Assignment at this time.

Section 1 Summary

There are diverse perspectives on quality of life and whether globalization improves or diminishes it. Of critical concern is how globalization impacts the quality of life of children and women. Democracy and human rights can improve the quality of life of individuals and communities. There is much debate as to whether globalization encourages or impedes democracy and human rights.