midterm- questions

Ty Dayberry

SUST Midterm Questions

1. What is your definition of social sustainability?

My definition of social sustainability is to ensure equal rights and equal access to education, medicine, and experiences to all individuals in a community, country, and the world while at the same time treating the environment in a sustainable manner.

2. In your own words what is social justice?

Social justice to me is the responsibility of a government to make sure that it’s citizens all have aspects of social sustainability incorporated into everyday life. Examples: socialized medicine, free and clean public transit, low unemployment rates, access to free (or cheap) education after grade school…

3. What is the biggest lesson you've learned from this class so far this semester?

The biggest lesson that I’ve learned in this class this semester is that I still need to be more tolerant of humans in general and need to check myself before I speak on somebody’s behalf or about them because I will never fully to be able to understand their full prospective.

4. What question(s) would like us to answer next semester?

What I would like see next semester is maybe more statistics about what countries have higher standards for social justice and sustainable living.