Category: Social Issues

‘Equality of opportunity is the most important feature of a civilised society.’ How far do you agree?

Possible points for/against equality of opportunity is the most important feature of a civilised society.

• Fair and just laws
• Access to Art, Music and Culture
• Fair legal system
• Courtesy and good manners towards people from all walks of life
• Political and economic issues
• An empty aspiration given social realities

One in nine people on our planet cannot enjoy life because of malnutrition. Suggest and evaluate ways that could cope with this crisis.

How can we cope with the problem of malnutrition

• Less emphasis on meat production
• To cope with the problem of malnutrition there is a need for more support for small farmers
• Cash crops and local needs
• Ownership of patent – GM crops – the role of GM in countering scarcity
– positive and negative aspects
• Use of water – how to more effective and less wasteful use of
• Role of charities and volunteers outside of purely cash donation
• Less waste of food in wealthier nations/adjustment of shopping
habits and attitudes
• Education in sustainable farming methods
• Food awareness and health

To what extent is gun control a priority?

• More people have been killed by guns than by terrorist attacks
• Some argue that constitutional rights should not be set in stone; they
should be relevant to the times we live in
• Most gun violence is inter-communal
• Therefore the real priority is not gun control but the eradication of injustice
and the reduction of ghettos
• The various drug cartels might be seen as the root of the problem
• Violence is normalised in various ways, for example, video games
• Disturbed people would be less likely to acquire guns
• In homes guns can easily fall into the hands of the young
• The gun lobby and vested interests
• Limits to gun control – self-protection, hunting, other sports