Lessons 4.1 and 4.2
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| Date: | Monday, 15 September 2025, 2:14 PM |
Description
Module 6
Module 4 Introduction
Module 4 Introduction
How does economic globalization shape prosperity and sustainability?
| In this module you will analyze the relationship between quality of life, prosperity, and economic globalization. Many supporters of economic globalization promote the opportunities to make prosperity universal for all global citizens. Other views hold that economic globalization creates gaps between those who live prosperously and those who live in poverty. There are individuals and non-governmental organizations that take the position that the maintenance of a high quality of life for a small percentage of the world’s population cannot sustain the needs of those who lack access to the opportunities of economic globalization. The future sustainability of resources, the land, and cultures locally and globally are key issues in the twenty-first century because of the great demand for and the exhaustion of resources and the resulting disparities in quality of life. |  |
quality of life: social, economic, and political conditions that contribute to the satisfaction people have with their lives
The struggle to access food, clothing, and shelter may reflect a low quality of life. A high quality of life may reflect the balance between work and leisure.
economic globalization: a dimension of globalization that refers to the expansion of trade globally and the interdependence of the economies of the world due to the development of global trade networks and transportation and communication systems
universal: available to all members of society
sustain: to maintain a condition with an adequate supply
sustainability: the condition of maintaining the current status into the future
Section 1 Inquiry
Section 1 Introduction
What is sustainable prosperity?
Inquiry into the Issue
Prosperity and Satisfaction—How satisfied are Canadians with their level of prosperity?
Individuals have different views on prosperity. Your satisfaction with what is available to you in your life shapes your view of your prosperity. From the point of view of some people outside of Canada, Canadians are often considered to be quite prosperous. To what extent is this view common among Canadians?
Assignment
Please complete your Prosperity and SatisfactionAssignment Assignment at this time.
Section 1 Lesson 1
Section 1—Prosperity
Lesson 1—Quality of Life and Prosperity
What is the relationship between quality of life and prosperity?
Get Focused
Prosperity can be measured by the level of poverty that exists in a country. A country that is prosperous tends to have a lower level of poverty amongst its citizens. This type of data is collected and presented in the annual United Nations Human Development Index
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poverty: a condition where an individual is lacking in the financial and material possessions necessary for an adequate quality of life United Nations Human Development Index: an indicator of the human development of a country based on a measure of the extent of opportunities for citizens to education, health care, income, employment, life expectancy, and gross domestic product |
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Activity
Please complete the assignment HERE for your own knowledge- it is not for marks.
Explore 1
Explore 1
What is quality of life?
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Two very similar terms are standard of living and quality of life. Quality of life is related to the satisfaction you have with the life opportunities and living conditions available to you. Standard of living is connected to the opportunities or the lack of opportunities to access basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, health care, and education. Most statisticians use standard of living to measure the quantity and quality of goods and services available to citizens. Generally they correlate a low life expectancy to a low standard of living. Prosperity or material wealth is a factor in accessing a high standard of living. For many citizens, possessing a high standard of living may be equivalent to a high quality of life. Quality of life has many understandings. Is it possible to have a high quality of life in a less-prosperous country or to have a low quality of life with material wealth? |
standard of living: a measure of the quantity and quality of goods and services (such as food, clothing, shelter, health care, education) to which an individual has access life expectancy: a measure of the average life span or survival rate of a population A low life expectancy is often related to a least developed country where the low standard of living contributes to a low rate of survival for citizens of the country. material wealth: the quantity of money and property a person has In the case of a country, it reflects the value of the goods and services it has and the income available to provide essential services, such as health care and education, to the citizens of the country. |
Activity
Please complete the activity HERE (it's not for marks).
Explore 2
Explore 2
What is prosperity?
In some world views, prosperity is good fortune. Connected to good fortune are health, happiness, and money. What does it mean for a country to have prosperity?
Read
As leader of a country, it is the responsibility of the political leader to make decisions and plan for the future and well-being of the citizens. How do leaders create prosperity? What kind of prosperity? Do all leaders strive for the same understanding of prosperity? Read the following statements from two political leaders: Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Former President George Bush.
Activity (not graded)
Political Leaders and Prosperity
Review what these political leaders describe as prosperity for their country. Write the following two headings in your Notebook: Canada and United States. List the characteristics of prosperity described by each leader. Identify the common goals for prosperity and highlight the ones that are unique to a specific country and leader.
Section 1 Lesson 2
Lesson 2—Prosperity and Me
What impacts does prosperity have on my life?
What assumptions do understandings and attitudes about prosperity form about perceptions of an individual’s identity and citizenship?
Upon first glance, which image might influence you in identifying the individual as prosperous? Which image influences who you think might be the individual who currently holds and can access rights and freedoms? What guided your conclusions?
Is prosperity necessary for an individual to be recognized as holding identity and citizenship? Think of the attitudes that people may attach to prosperity. With prosperity, a successful-looking individual may easily have identity and citizenship recognized.
Without prosperity, is an individual challenged to affirm equal status in identity and citizenship? What do you think the image of the man tells you about his prosperity?
What do you know about the life of Howard Hughes? He is the subject of a movie called The Aviator. He left a legacy worth over $2 billion, yet prior to his death, he was often ignored in the street as a homeless man.
Lesson 2 Explore 1
Explore 1
In what ways does prosperity impact ways of life, identity, and citizenship?
Your living conditions, freedoms, and rights are shaped by the prosperity your country can develop. Living in a fairly prosperous country such as Canada may create perceptions that rights and living conditions are the way of life for most Canadians. The experience of living in an impoverished country is something that may not be familiar to many Canadians. What ways of life, sense of who you are, and rights would you have in a country that struggles with prosperity?
Internet
Free the Children is a website created by Craig and Marc Kielburger. Of the many activities they support, one calls upon the We Generation, people of your age, to adopt a village in Sierra Leone, Kenya, China, or Sri Lanka. The We Generation can support needs in education, health care, income, water, and sanitation by adopting a village. What existing ways of life require action such as the Free the Children projects? Select one of the village countries listed on the website and find information about living conditions, ways of life, and quality of life. A video slide show is available with each village country page. You may also wish to follow up with additional research on the Human Development Index for each of these village countries.