SOCIAL CHAPTER 1 grade 9 intro to VOCAB

issue

a topic that connects to

citizenship, identity and

quality of life, and on which

well-informed people have

different views and

perspectives

opinion

personal reaction to

an issue

economic system

how a

society organizes the

production, distribution

and consumption of goods

and services

perspective

values and ideas

shared by people with a

common language, culture

and history

quality of life

a measure

of personal and collective

well-being

point of view

opinions and

preferences of an individual

based on personal

experiences

society

a social system where

a group of people share a

common geographic region,

sense of common identity

and culture, and who

participate in shared

political and economic

institutions for a communal

purpose or interest

rights

what individuals and

groups are allowed to do

in society, usually as

established in law

governance

the process of

governing

political system

the

structure of government

criteria

standards for

evaluating something

unbiased

without

preconceived ideas