Consumerism Unit

If you want to look at some of the videos we watched in class on consumerism here are the links:

Consuming Kids

Big Ideas That Changed the World: Consumerism

Santa's Workshop: Slave Labor in China

Specific Topics to Look at for the Final Exam

Topics
- Balanced Health
- Dimensions of Health (How I Divide My Time Assignment)
- Sexual Health (Protection, Risky Behaviours, Abortion, STI's)
- Physical Health and the three types of fitness: Cardiovascular, Muscular and Flexibility
- Drug Use
- Career Planning and Interview Skills
- Gross Income, Credit Wise Consumers, Budgeting, High Risk Stocks
- "Buy in Gloom, Sell in Bloom"
- Insurance
- Consumerism unit

UNDERSTAND the following 15 words in order to be able to match them to their definition on the test:
* DO NOT MEMORIZE THESE DEFINITIONS - understand the concepts!
- Trust
- Intimacy
- Communication
- Entreprenuer
- Cash Flow
- Goal Setting
- Investment
- Sweat Equity
- Credit
- Capacity
- Credit Rating
- Stress
- Creative Thinking
- Investing Analyst
- Addiction

Final Exam Review

Hi Ladies and Gentleman,

If you want to get an idea of what themes on our class final exam will look like try to review some of these topics in your notes. We will be doing an in depth review and go over all the things in much more detail about what you should be preparing for :)

1. Personal Choices Section:
- Balanced Health
- Creativing Thinking and Problem Solving (Change It Project covered this)
- Stress
- Team Building (Murder Mystery)
- Communication Skills
- STI's and Safe Sex
- Media (Impacting Men/Women - Tough Guise and Killing Us Softly 3)

2. Career and Life Choices Section:
- Employability Skills
- Interview Skills
- Resumes
- Post Secondary Routes
- Portfolios and it's Purpose
- Rights and Responsiblities of an Employee

3. Resource Choices Section
- Investments
- Managing Money
- Personal Budgeting
- Insurance
- Credit and Debit
- Consumerism