Handout 1 Values and Economic Development |
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| "Life is but a savage test Of who is least and who is best. Those who fall must lack the wit; The winners are the ones most fit. It may seem harsh, but shun the whine.
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| (__) 2. | "A man with a large family is a real man." ____
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| (__) 3. | "It is thrifty today to prepare for the wants of tomorrow."____
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| (__) 4. | "If you give a man a fish, he will have a single meal. If you teach
him how to fish, he will eat all his life." ____
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| (__) 5. | "Development is broadly culture dependent. Progress is based
on what is considered important, and this depends on culture." ____
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| (__) 6. | "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot
save the few who are rich." ____
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| (__) 7. | "Our necessities are few, but our wants are endless."
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| (__) 8. | "The love of money is the root of all evil." ____
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| (__) 9. | "The lack of money is the root of all evil." ____
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| (__) 10. | "The white man knows how to make everything, but he does
not know how to distribute it." ____
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| (__) 11. | "May you live long and beget eight children." ____
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| (__) 12. | "Hard work is good for the soul." ____
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| Directions
| An Interpretation of the Value Statements
Below are interpretations of the statements from the previous page. Match the interpretations below with the statements on the previous page by writing the letter of the interpretation in the blank space at the end of each statement.
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| a. | This person believes that preparing a person to take care of
himself/herself is more important than simply feeding the
hungry.
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| b. | Having many children is a sign of being a man. A person who
believes this would not favor any attempts to limit population.
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| c. | This statement implies that a person should have many children.
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| d. | We should prepare today for the needs of tomorrow. This
person plans for the future.
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| e. | This statement implies that hard work is good for a person.
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| f. | A culture will emphasize those things that are important to its culture.
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| g. | This statement implies an obligation by the rich to help the
poor.
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| h. | This is a statement of survival of the fittest. It implies that God
chooses those who are worthy. A person who believes this
would feel that some people would not develop because they
were not worthy.
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| i. | This statement implies that seeking material wealth is the cause
of most of society's problems.
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| j. | This statement implies that being poor is the cause of most of
society's problems.
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| k. | This statement implies that even though Europeans have solved
the problem of production, there are still great disparities in
wealth.
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| l. | This statement implies that what we need to survive is small. It
also implies that we want more material things than we need.
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