Social Problems

Question 1

economic issues

Answer 1

problems that produce similar results across diff groups in an economy

Question 2

social issues

Answer 2

problems affecting groups in society involving a moral judgment (eg healthcare access, nutrition, environmental concerns, working conditions, poverty)

Question 3

N vs S Korea

Answer 3

North: authoritarian, poor ($1700/yr), no freedoms, little innnovation
South: democracy, $37600/yr, freer, innovation

Question 4

China before/after 1978

Answer 4

communism made them poor ($308/person) but as gov’t allowed private businesses, $10500/person

Question 5

Hong Kong

Answer 5

under British rule til 1997; huge innovation means $38,000/person

Question 6

positive analysis

Answer 6

identifies “what is” w/o judgments on fairness

Question 7

normative analysis

Answer 7

asks “what should be” – includes personal views based on political or social values

Question 8

arguments AGAINST foreign trade

Answer 8

• help them “learn to fish”
• corrupt gov’ts steal foreign aid
• foreign aid doesn’t work: poor nations need property right protection
• nations have escaped poverty via capitalism

Question 9

arguments FOR foreign trade

Answer 9

• US foreign aid only 1% of spending
• wealthy nations responsible to help
• US must help foreign kids
• will never catch up w/o foreign aid