91431 Task 2
FULLY EXPLAIN HOW PEOPLE’S
VALUES AND PERCEPTIONS HAVE LED
TO THEIR RESPONSES
What are values
• Deeply held beliefs about what is important
or desirable that determines what is
important to the individual.
• Types: Moral, social, cultural, aesthetic,
economic, environmental values
• Understanding people’s values can help
explain why someone holds a certain point of
view.
Values
“ I support e waste recycling”
Why?
……..environment needs protecting to safeguard
the future of the planet
………guardianship of a resource for future
generations.
Perspectives? Environmental or Kaitiakitanga
Points of view
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Viewpoints
Opinion
Position
Preference
Or a stance taken in regard to an issue or
proposal
• E.g. “I am all for the City Council introducing ewaste recycling as I am worried about the state of
our local landfill.
What are perspectives
Ways of seeing the world that help explain
differences in decisions about, responses to and
interactions with the environments.
Bodies of thought theories or world views that
shape people’s values and have been built over
time.
a perspective is a framework that can be used
to interpret the meanings of experiences,
events, places, persons, cultures, and physical
environments.
Having a perspective means looking at our
world through a lens shaped by personal
experience, selective information, and
subjective evaluation.
A perspective provides a frame of reference for
asking and answering questions, identifying
and solving problems, and evaluating the
consequences of alternative actions.
What are perceptions
The way the individuals view and interpret their
environment.
“NIMBYS”
Not in my back yard
“WIIFM”
What's in it for me?
What is an Issue
• A proposed course(s) of action that cause
opposing points of view.
Draw up a Table to show a
summary of the Viewpoints of
people to the Issue of the new
routes to the Milford Sound
Person or
group
Colleen
Morgan
Lisa Sadler
Geoff
Thomson
Ron Egan
David
Hawkey
Kevin
Hackwell
Bob
Robertson
Tom
Elworthy
Role/Occupa Response to
tion
the issue
Values
Perception
Perspective
The perspective
Economic
Definition
Analysing an issue from an economics basis. How the issue impacts economic
growth. Is it increased, diminished or remaining constant?
Sustainability Kaitiakitanga
To “care for” the environment; sustainable use, management and control of
natural and physical resources that are carried out to the mutual benefit of people
and resources (note – this is a concept)
Scientific
A belief in science. That all true knowledge is scientific and can be measured.
The belief that measurable results are important, that personal, subjective
viewpoints have less weight.
Post Modern
A scepticism towards the ideas of progress. (have reservations towards progress)
A belief in decentralisation. (‘large scale’ is controlling and removed from the
ordinary person).
This can also leads to a questioning of mass media.
Bi-cultural
Typically adopted in nations that have emerged from a history of ethnic conflict.
Policies influence the structures and decisions of governments to ensure that
political and economic power and influence are allocated equitably between those
people who identify with the opposite sides of the cultural divide.
Environmental
The idea that the environment needs support and that human activity must be
guided to avoid what is believed to be, destruction of the environment.
The perspective
Economic
Definition
Typically adopted in nations that have emerged from a history of ethnic conflict.
Policies influence the structures and decisions of governments to ensure that
political and economic power and influence are allocated equitably between those
people who identify with the opposite sides of the cultural divide.
Sustainability Kaitiakitanga
Analysing an issue from an economics basis. How the issue impacts economic
growth. Is it increased, diminished or remaining constant?
Scientific
A skepticism towards the ideas of progress. (have reservations towards progress)
A belief in decentralisation. (‘large scale’ is controlling and removed from the
ordinary person).
This can also leads to a questioning of mass media.
Post Modern
The idea that the environment needs support and that human activity must be
guided to avoid what is believed to be, destruction of the environment.
Bi-cultural
To “care for” the environment; sustainable use, management and control of natural
and physical resources that are carried out to the mutual benefit of people and
resources (note – this is a concept)
Environmental
A belief in science. That all true knowledge is scientific and can be measured.
The belief that measurable results are important, that personal, subjective
viewpoints have less weight.
Every perception a person has is based upon
their own personal experience. People
perceive the world differently because no two
people have the same experiences. Experience
makes us who we are. It shapes our minds and
opinions, our likes and dislikes. Therefore, it is
difficult to have one ideal definition of certain
concepts, such as justice, virtue, and an ideal
society. Our experiences color our opinions of
people different than ourselves and even our
opinion of the dark. The only way to create
one perception of reality would be to
systematically force everyone to have the same
experiences. Fortunately, by using the kind of
perception checking skills explored earlier, we
can do our best to understand how others are
experiencing the world and we can avoid
misinterpreting their behavior.
Capitalist perspective
• Refers to an economic and social system
• Production or capital should be controlled by
the individual
• Property should be privately owned
• Money is tool of exchange
• Competition is encouraged
Pre- Modernist
• Traditional society
• Modern is evil
Post Modernist
• Tolerance
• No ideology is sacred
• Individuals are free to choose
Individualism
• All about thinking about oneself over the
needs of many
Humanitarianism
• People should use their personal resources
money, skills, knowledge time to help others
who are less fortunate.
• Respect and dignity