SOCIOL 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: David Suzuki, Simple Living, Consumerism
6 Dec 2016
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Bush"s 2003 pepfar program (presidents emergency plan for aids relief) Social stigma around getting hiv or aids. Feminization of hiv/aids, women more likely to catch then men. Economic vulnerabilities on women, don"t have power or control. Many women around the world don"t have the power to push for protected sex and then put women at risk. 80% of new aids cases of women get it from their husband or primary partner (so this abc thing is critiqued here) Focus on abstinence and fidelity don"t address realties of women"s lives. Faith based groups oppose pre and extra martial sex, homosexuality and sex work. Nuclear accidents that accompanied earthquakes in japan. Sydney tar ponds in nova scotia (worst in north america) Climate change and its impact long term. Need capital investments to make changes to benefit and protect our planet, political will and a super long term vision and accepting short term costs.
