socio economic issues

1. The Adolescent and
the Socio- Economic,
Political Issues

2. Universal Purpose of EarthlyUniversal Purpose of Earthly
Goods and Private PropertyGoods and Private Property
Universal Purpose of EarthlyUniversal Purpose of Earthly
Goods and Private PropertyGoods and Private Property
The injustice of the poor
distribution of the goods and
services originally intended
for all is one of the greatest
injustices of the contemporary
world.
The injustice of the poor
distribution of the goods and
services originally intended
for all is one of the greatest
injustices of the contemporary
world.

3. Universal Purpose of EarthlyUniversal Purpose of Earthly
Goods and Private PropertyGoods and Private Property
Universal Purpose of EarthlyUniversal Purpose of Earthly
Goods and Private PropertyGoods and Private Property
“God destined the earth and all
its contains for all men and all
peoples so that all created
things would be shared fairly
by all mankind under the
guidance tempered by
charity.” (GS 69)
“God destined the earth and all
its contains for all men and all
peoples so that all created
things would be shared fairly
by all mankind under the
guidance tempered by
charity.” (GS 69)

4. Social Dimension and PrivateSocial Dimension and Private
PropertyProperty
Social Dimension and PrivateSocial Dimension and Private
PropertyProperty
- Private property is thus subordinated
to the universal destination of goods.
- The social dimension of private
property exhorts us to the use and
ownership of property for the
benefits of all especially those who
have none or less in life.
- Private property is thus subordinated
to the universal destination of goods.
- The social dimension of private
property exhorts us to the use and
ownership of property for the
benefits of all especially those who
have none or less in life.

5. Socio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic Issues
- Global integration
Economic terms: the space
between people and countries is
shrinking rapidly, as trade,
technology, and investment link
all countries in a web of
interdependence.
- Global integration
Economic terms: the space
between people and countries is
shrinking rapidly, as trade,
technology, and investment link
all countries in a web of
interdependence.

6. Socio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic Issues
Human development terms: the
space between countries is
marked by deep and in some
cases, widening inequalities in
income and life chances.
Human development terms: the
space between countries is
marked by deep and in some
cases, widening inequalities in
income and life chances.

7. Socio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic Issues
Human development terms: the
space between countries is
marked by deep and in some
cases, widening inequalities in
income and life chances.
Human development terms: the
space between countries is
marked by deep and in some
cases, widening inequalities in
income and life chances.

8. Survive on less than $1 a
day
Spends $2 a day on a cappuccino

9. Socio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic IssuesSocio- Economic Issues
Massive poverty and obscene
inequality are such terrible scourges
of our times - times in which the world
boasts breathtaking advances in
science, technology, industry and
wealth accumulation - that they have
to rank alongside slavery and
apartheid as social evils. – Nelson
Mandela
Massive poverty and obscene
inequality are such terrible scourges
of our times - times in which the world
boasts breathtaking advances in
science, technology, industry and
wealth accumulation - that they have
to rank alongside slavery and
apartheid as social evils. – Nelson
Mandela

10. The Common GoodThe Common GoodThe Common GoodThe Common Good
Common good- sum total of social
conditions which allow people, either
as groups or as individuals, to reach
their fulfillment more fully and more
easily (GS 36)
Common good- sum total of social
conditions which allow people, either
as groups or as individuals, to reach
their fulfillment more fully and more
easily (GS 36)

11. The Common GoodThe Common GoodThe Common GoodThe Common Good
Essential Elements of Common Good
1.Respect for the person a s such
2.Social well- being and development
of the group itself
3.Peace, the stability and security of a
just order
Essential Elements of Common Good
1.Respect for the person a s such
2.Social well- being and development
of the group itself
3.Peace, the stability and security of a
just order

12. Responsibility and ParticipationResponsibility and ParticipationResponsibility and ParticipationResponsibility and Participation

13. Responsibility and ParticipationResponsibility and ParticipationResponsibility and ParticipationResponsibility and Participation
“One is entitled to think that the
future of humanity is in the hands
of those who are capable of
providing the generations to come
with reasons for life and optimism”
(GS 31)
“One is entitled to think that the
future of humanity is in the hands
of those who are capable of
providing the generations to come
with reasons for life and optimism”
(GS 31)

14. Human SolidarityHuman SolidarityHuman SolidarityHuman Solidarity

15. Human SolidarityHuman SolidarityHuman SolidarityHuman Solidarity
- International solidarity is a
requirement of the moral order;
world peace depends in part upon
this.
- The virtue of solidarity goes
beyond material goods.
- International solidarity is a
requirement of the moral order;
world peace depends in part upon
this.
- The virtue of solidarity goes
beyond material goods.