WS 1 Flashcards
Generally speaking, life can be classified as _______________ _______________ and _______________ _______________.
material life, non-material life
In the past, the focus of pursuing a better life mainly revolved around _______________ _______________, such as _______________ and _______________ _______________, _______________, _______________, and _______________ _______________ of _______________. The discussion was mainly about the ‘_______________ __________ _______________’, aka _______________ _______________.
material goods, more, better food, clothing, housing, various kinds of possessions, standard of living, material life
Material life is __________________ _____________ _______________, and refers to _______________ _______________ __________ _______________ _______________ that can be _______________ _______________ _______________.
constructed with wealth, different kinds of material enjoyment that can be bought with money
Higher _______________ led to a _______________ _______________ ___________ _______________ in the past.
income, higher standard of living
Now, with an increase in _______________________________________________, people have started to ponder _______________ ___________ _______________ _______________ _______________ and _____________________________________________________________________________________________.
all sorts of problems in affluent countries, whether the growth of monetary and material wealth necessarily equals better living
People in recent years talk about _______________ ___________ _______________ more than the __________________ __________ _______________.
quality of life, standard of living
Quality of life is _____________________________________________________, not only in the _______________ _______________ of their lives, but also in _______________ _______________ _______________ that contribute to _______________ _______________. (Eg _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________ aspects etc)
how satisfied people are, economic domain, other important domains, life satisfaction
social, environmental, political, cultural
Non-materials life refers to things __________________________________________________________________________, eg _______________, _______________ _____________, _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________, and _______________.
other than those constructed by wealth
friendship, fresh air, family, love, happiness, relationships, health, faith
Standard of living is concerned with _________________________________________________________________________________________________________. They are measured by _______________ criteria, eg people’s spending on _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________ _______________, _______________ and _________________ etc.
how much people can earn and consume, objective
clothing, food, housing, transportation, education, healthcare, entertainment
Quality of life is concerned with people’s _________________ _________________ about _________________ and ____________________________, eg how satisfied they are with their _________________ _________________, _________________, _________________ and _________________.
subjective feelings, happiness, well-being, living environment, family, work, health
Although _________________ _________________ _________________ matter, one should also be reminded that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________; therefore, quality of life of a society can also be ___________________________________________________________________.
subjective personal perceptions, subjective personal perceptions are built upon the objective environment
measured by objective indicators
The economic perspective is related to _________________, _________________, _____________ and _________________-_________________. Examples include _________________, _________________, _________________ and _________________ of _________________.
economy, business, jobs, money-making
income, expenses, stock, stability of prices
The social perspective is related to _______________ _______________ and _______________ _______________: _______________, _______________ _______________, _______________ and _______________ etc. Examples include ____________ ____________ __________________, _______________ _______________, __________________, _______________ _______________, _______________ (hospitals, parks, libraries, sports grounds)
social services, social systems, education, medical systems, transport, accommodation, Old Age Allowance, public schools, scholarships, public housing, facilities
The political aspect is related to _______________ ________________ and _______________ _______________. Examples are ____________ _____________, __________________, ________________ ____________, _______________ and _______________.
government system, political rights, laws made, filibustering, existing laws, freedoms, rights
The environmental aspect is related to _______________ and _______________ _______________. Examples are _______________ to _______________ _______________, _____________ _______________ and _______________ of _______________ etc.
pollution, environmental conservation, policies, protect environment, air pollution, number, trees
