Enduring Issues 1
a serious disagreement or argument.
Conflict
a lack of justice (fairness).
Inequality
is the state of having connections or relationships with other people.
Social Interconnectedness
when two or more people/countries depend on each other.
Social Interdependence
people moving from one place to another, often in search of better employment opportunities. Sometimes people flee conflict or famine. Such people are referred to as refugees.
Impact of Migration
Pride and duty to one’s country usually stemming from a desire to self-rule and be free of outside political influence.
Nationalism
Discrimination/prejudice based on a persons gender
Gender inequality
Human trafficking in some cases lead to involuntary servitude, organ procurement, rape and more human rights violations
Slavery
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the production of goods shifted from the home to the factory. Often, factories exhibited poor working conditions, child labor, and low pay.
Impact of Industrialization
when there are more humans in a society they are putting pressure on the food supply, housing, natural resources, and the job markets of the world.
Population Growth
When a person, group, or nations invest in their own safety. Usually defensive projects, however, some nations have found it necessary to become offensive in order to protect their own peace.
Security
the way we look at the world. This can come from one’s conclusions from observation, religion, parents, books, or friends.
Ideas and beliefs
the influence or control over the behavior of people, and it is part of every human interaction.
Desire for power
Refers to people migrating from rural farming areas into cities. Many underdeveloped cities would often become overcrowded, polluted, and hubs for the spread of disease.
Urbanization
When there is a lack of Resources whether they be food, products, or natural resources, they are in short supply. Individuals and governments may be forced to make certain decisions in response to scarcity, including going to war in order to acquire the needed resources.
Scarcity
At various points in history, people have been denied natural rights such as life, liberty, property, or the freedom of speech. This denial may be perpetrated by other groups of people or by governments. This has often impacted people by motivating them to protest or launch revolutions.
Human Rights Violations
when one country or region dominates over another country socially, culturally, economically, or politically.
Imperialism/Colonization
The term refers to the state or condition in which people or communities lack the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. Their basic human needs cannot be met.
Poverty
the process of increasing influence, interaction, and integration between people, companies, and governments around the world.
Globalization
Discrimination/prejudice based on a persons Ethnicity
Racism
We are affected by the area around us in which we live and we have an effect on it. This is true of your local area, and the larger areas you are apart of.
Environmental Impact
When new ideas are developed, whether they be scientific discoveries or new technologies, some people may cling to traditional ideas and resist change. Conflict may result between those who want to preserve traditions and those who are pushing for modernization.
Tension Between Traditional and Modern Ideas
A new method of addressing a challenge/a new method of addressing a problem.
Need for/Lack of innovation
Impact of Technology
When a nation uses its military to invade another in order to conquer land or protect itself from intrusion.
War/Conquest
Oftentimes, governments deny people individual liberties in order to further their own goals. Inspired by people such as John Locke, and made possible by new technologies, this EI issue often leads to uprisings.
Desire for power