How Rich is your Quality of Life

How rich is your quality of life?
 
Internet

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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 interactiveThe Miniature Earth. These two presentations are available on the Internet. Explore who makes up the world’s population.

Assignment

Please complete the How Rich is Your Quality of Life Assignment at this time.

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.

 Glossary

active citizenship: demonstrating interest in and contributing to the well-being of others and the community

children: as recognized by the UN, persons between birth and the age of fourteen

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989): a recognition of and declaration to guarantee the fundamental rights of all children of the world

democracy: a set of political principles that respects freedom to choose

disparity: a condition of a country’s inequality in natural resources, literacy rate, life expectancy, international disputes, and earned income in comparison to a more prosperous country

engaged citizenship: participation in the issues and decisions that affect others and the community

global citizen: an individual who is committed to actively participate in the achievement of human rights and prosperity for all citizens of the world

global event: a happening that has connections to or impacts on others outside of where it occurred

good governance: the practice of making decisions and taking actions in consideration of the well-being of the country’s citizens

implication: a potential that the presence of one condition will lead to the presence of another condition

informed citizenship: making decisions and taking actions that are based on the recognition of multiple perspectives and background knowledge

malnutrition: the condition of lacking food for a long period of time

migration: the movement of individuals or groups from one place to another

responsible citizenship: making decisions and taking actions that reflect consideration of the impact of these decisions or actions on others 

UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund): an organization established in 1946

It was originally set up to provide for the well-being of children after the Second World War. Now it is committed to upholding the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948): a statement of the recognition of the rights that all persons should have

This declaration is symbolic of the commitment of countries to guarantee these rights for all citizens.

well-being: the condition of being healthy, happy, or prosperous

youth: as recognized by the UN, persons between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four