SOCA01H3 Chapter 18: Chapter 18- COMPASS
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madonna"s hit song material girl money makes the world go round. The idea that money is power is a lasting theme. The selling of blood, sperm and ova is common in some countries. people selling body parts are poor, people selling are rich. materialism is the attempt to satisfy needs by buying products or experiences. nowadays, a soft drink that used to cost a dime now costs a dollar. most families now have at least two earners. at the other end of the money spectrum- richest neighbourhoods. world of multimillion dollar homes with indoor swimming pools, outdoor tennis courts. step one: among classmatesm think of how much money each person might have earned in the past three months. put the people who earn a lot in the front of the line, higher earner first. step two: add up how much everyone has earned.
