Human Life Issues Flashcards
What is Child Abuse?
Child abuse is any act, or failure to act, on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or exploitation of a child.
What are the forms of Child Abuse?
Sexual Abuse
Physical Abuse
Neglect
Emotional Abuse
What is Substance Abuse?
Substance abuse is the over-use of a substance in ways that it was not intended to be used.
What is Prejudice?
Prejudice is a feeling of unfair dislike directed against an individual or a group because of some characteristic.
What is Discrimination?
Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
What is Classism?
Classism is a belief that a person’s social or economic station in society determines their value in that society.
What is Colourism?
Colourism is prejudice or discrimination within a racial or ethnic group favouring people with lighter skin over those with darker skin.
What is Poverty?
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living.
What are the four main types of Poverty?
Poverty of Affection
Intellectual Poverty
Physical Poverty
Economic Poverty
What is Economic Poverty?
Economic Poverty is a state of having insufficient funds/resources to provide a basic level of existence
What are the two types of Material Poverty?
Absolute and Relative Poverty
What is Absolute Poverty?
Absolute Poverty is where people do not have enough basic necessities of life.
What is Relative Poverty?
Relative Poverty is when people are poor in comparison to others around them.
What is Unemployment?
Unemployment occurs when a person is able and willing to work but is currently without work.
What is Capital Punishment?
Capital Punishment or the Death Penalty is the act of putting a criminal to death as a legal penalty for a crime committed.
