HLTH 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gini Coefficient, Gross National Income, Gross National Happiness
6 Dec 2017
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Ideology: a system of ideas that inform economic, political and social theory. Universalism: theoretical perspective involving the universal application of rights or modes of development i. e. universal access to human rights involves access to all rights by all people regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, etc. Universalism assumes that there is a singular, prescribed set of rights or path to development that should apply to all human beings. Relativism: the values and beliefs of a culture must be evaluated upon the standards inherent to that culture, cultural relati(cid:448)is(cid:373) (cid:272)ou(cid:374)ters eth(cid:374)o(cid:272)e(cid:374)tris(cid:373) ((cid:271)elief of superiority of o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) culture over another). In development studies, cultural relativism can be used to justify the rejection of certain rights and/or paths to development. Gross domestic product (gdp): a measure of the total production of goods and services in a country, gdp per capita is a measurement of this total divided by the total number of people in a country.
