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FCONTINUED SECTION F Wealth, consumption and happiness kind of society we want. The nature and maintenance of social sustainability is examined in F2 using problem gambling as a context. Around 15% of regular gamblers are problem gamblers, with gamblers under 25 twice as likely to develop problems. (Source: Problem Gambling – A guide for Victorian Schools, 2006, Department of Justice). On the one hand weak communities can increase problem gambling, but on the other hand problem gambling can weaken communities. The approach in F1 – Exercise 4 draws from the work of Alain De Botton in The Consolations of Philosophy, Penguin, 2000, Chapter 2. Other useful links for F1 are: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/DeakinLRev/2005/1.html – this links to a Deakin Law Review article on justice, happiness and the law but contains much analysis on links between wealth and happiness, citing many studies on the subject. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23144105-27702,00.html – The Wowsers of Social Affluenza by Paul Kerin, The Australian 02/02/08, arguing that people with affluenza should be left to enjoy their consumption. Useful links for F2 are: http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiry/gambling/docs/finalreport The parameters of social sustainability used in F2 are drawn from: http://wacoss.org.au/images/assets/SP_Sustainability/HSCIP%20Stage%201%20Report.pdf GAMBLER’S HELP LINE 82 1800 858 858 www.problemgambling.vic.gov.au
F1 Is happiness about having more and more money? Exercise 1 – Is happiness dependent on money? a) Write down what you believe is necessary for happiness b) How many of the things that you listed could only be achieved with lots of money? c) Many studies show that there is a sharp increase in happiness when moving from poverty to modest wealth, but not a great change in happiness when moving from modest wealth to great wealth. For example, some studies of lotto winners show that within a year of the win happiness for most is back to where it was before winning. i) Why would happiness increase sharply when coming out of poverty? Could those reasons continue to build happiness into the future as wealth increases? ii) Why do you think a great leap in wealth is not necessarily associated with a great leap in happiness? Exercise 2 – What is happiness? Consider the following words and choose one that you think has the greatest link with happiness and one that you think has the weakest. Explain what you think those words mean and what the difference is between them. How would you define happiness? amusement well-being contentment excitement flourishing pleasure GAMBLER’S HELP LINE 83 1800 858 858 www.problemgambling.vic.gov.au
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ACONTINUED SECTION A Consuming the
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CONTINUED A1 World population growt
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CONTINUED A2 It’s not just number
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CONTINUED A2 It’s not just number
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CONTINUED A2 A Consuming the planet
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B SECTION B Buy ‘green’, save m
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Page 40 and 41: CONTINUED B4 Making sense of energy
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Page 54 and 55: CONTINUED C3 Water - tap or bottled
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