The document discusses the environmental crisis and its effects. It notes that the biosphere, including air, water and soil, forms a global network of ecosystems with balanced interactions. However, this balance has begun to collapse due to various human impacts. These include thinning of the ozone layer, pollution of water bodies, acid rain destroying forests and lakes, destruction of landscapes and rainforests, and loss of animal species. Environmentalists are calling for changes now to address issues like global warming and loss of soil due to new land technologies. The concept map outlines some key aspects of the environmental crisis.

1. UNIT-III

2. Environmental Nexus
The Environmental Nexus is the
study of deal with the future effects
of the global environmental crisis,
particularly climate change, the loss

3. What does the environmental crisis
mean?
The biosphere is the
global sum of all
ecosystems:
• the earth’s thin skin of
air, water and soil
• global network of
various habitats

4. Nothing is created, nothing is lost.
• Constant balanced
interaction
• No waste
• Everything is recycled
endlessly
But
• Balance has begun to
collapse

5. The environmental degradation.
• Ozone layer is thinning

6. •Pollution
We pollute our rivers, lakes
and oceans, and the sky,
forgetting that we need water
and air to live and breathe.

7. • Acid rain is destroying forests and lakes
• We destroy landscapes and rainforests
• We slaughter the world’s beautiful animals

8. The Environmentalists call for
changes NOW!
• As a result of new
technologies of land
we lose the soil
• The earth is steadily
warming with
potentially dangerous
effects

9. CONCEPT MAP ENVIRONMENTAL
CRISIS

11. DEFINITION ANDCONCEPTOF CULTURE
 Accordingto weber,”A systemofvaluesandnormsthat
aresharedamonga groupof peopleandthatwhen
takentogetherconstitutea designforliving.”
 CULTURE CONSISTOF SPECIFICLEARNED
NORMS BASED ON ATTITUDES,VALUES&
BELIEFS,ALLOF WHICHEXISTINEVERY
SOCIETY..
 CULTURE IS as ART, BELIEFS, MORALS,LAW,
CUSTOM, NORMS , HIERARCHIES,ROLES
knowledge ETC..

12. VALUES
ATTITUDE
EDUCATION AESTHETICS
LA NGUAGE
NORMS SOCIETY
RELIGION
CUSTOMS&
MANNERS

13. CHARACTERISTICS OF
CULTURE
 LEARNED
 SHARED
 SYMBOLIC
 PATTERNED
 INTEGRATED
 A WAY OFLIFE
 RELATIVE
 DYNAMIC
 UNIVERSAL

14. FACTORS OF CULTURE
 ATTITUDEOF PEOPLE
 ATTITUDEOFWEALTH
 MARRIAGE
 EDUCATION
 RELIGION
 ETHICS
 AESTHETICS
 SOCIALRESPONSIBILITY
 FAMILY
 LIFESTYLE

15. Cultural sensitivity is being aware that
cultural differences and similarities
between people exist without assigning
them a value – positive or negative,
better or worse, right or wrong.

16. NEED TO REVIVE TRADITIONAL
VALUES
Tradition contributes a sense of comfort and belonging.
It brings families together and enables people to reconnect
with friends.
Tradition reinforces values such as freedom, faith, integrity,
a good education, personal responsibility, a strong work
ethic, and the value of being selfless.
Tradition provides a forum to showcase role models and
celebrate the things that really matter in life.
Tradition offers a chance to say “thank you” for
the contribution that someone has made.
Tradition enables us to showcase the principles of our
Founding Fathers, celebrate diversity, and unite as a
country.
Tradition serves as an avenue for creating lasting
memories for our families and friends.

17.  Moral awareness should be endorsed to orient the progress in
science & technology towards the welfare of mankind.
 Common values should be re-discovered to unite human beings
with the general decline of traditional values.
 Teachers pass values to the students both consciously and
unconsciously through their conduct in and out of class rooms.
Therefore the need for a consciously planned value education
program is obvious to establish a formal learning.
 The students might face more complicated decision making
situations about issues involving values. They should be helped
in developing the ability to make proper choices in such
situations through value education.
 Increase in Juvenile delinquency is a crisis to youth who under
goes the process of personal growth. In such situation value
education assumes a special significance.
 Traditional Values awakens curiosity, development of proper
interests, attitudes, values and capacity to think and judge about
oneself.