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Global Concepts
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Today as never before, the world’s
diverse cultures affect each other in
many different ways.
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The purpose of global studies is to develop our understanding of the people who share the world with us.
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We are given insights into the lives of people that are different from – and, at the same time, very similar to – our own.
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There are 15 key global concepts or themes that are highlighted and developed throughout the year.
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Interdependence
• Decisions or actions can have an impact on others
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Culture• Ideas, objects
and customs that people have developed for living in social groups
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Scarcity• Impact of the
environment and human decision making on the availability of natural resources
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Empathy• How people
relate to each other
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Change• Any
environmental, political, social, religious and economic transformation
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Environment• Diversity of
the global environment, how it affects people and how people affect it
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Diversity• Variety of
peoples and cultures in the world contrasted with uniformity in some cultures
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Identity• How people
define themselves and their place in the world as well as how they are defined by others
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Technology
• Combination of skills and tools that assist human activity
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Power• The way in
which individuals, groups or nations exert their influence upon others
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Political Systems
• The way in which people organize their government including customs, procedures and institutions
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Human Rights• Every human
being has certain rights and privileges. These should be protected by governments and the UN
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Choice• Situations in
which people have alternatives and have to make decisions
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Justice• The role of law
in governments in defining how citizens are treated and judged. Justice varies from nation to nation
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Citizenship
• The rights and responsibilities one has as a member of a certain nation