Higher Level
5.1 Global well-being
Prescribed enduring understandings
• Global well-being is a significant challenge involving diverse issues and concerns. Global well-being intersects in important ways with many digital systems.
Prescribed areas for inquiry
Supporting details (possible examples, issues, terms and initial inquiry questions)
5.1A
Local and global inequalities
• Economic inequality and stratification
• Food insecurity and access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food
• Access to health care and medicine
5.1B
Changing populations
• Population growth
• Shifting demographics, for example aging and youth populations
• Migration and the movement of people
5.1C
The future of work
Automation and employment
• Ensuring meaningful and secure employment
• Addressing the collective needs of workers