The World

This strand concerns the idea of our relationship to the outside world and considers it from two perspectives: the impact of the modern world on us and the impact of our lifestyles on the world.The main concern is to consider the idea of living a sustainable life. A lot of the work that we do in Well-being focuses on the thriving and flourishing of the individual through sustaining physical, mental and social health, but to really thrive and flourish, we must spend time reflecting on our relationship with the wider world, not forgetting that this relationship is reciprocal. There are 5 lessons in this strand:

1. Consumption.

2. Media awareness.

3. Using technology skilfully.

4. The natural world.

5. Making a positive difference to the world.

Scroll down the page to find our scheme of work, the resources and some suggested books and films.

The World scheme of work

Information on Adbusters

Information on Barry Schwartz and the Paradox of Choice

Consumerism sheet

'Better than shopping'

Adbusters spoof ads ppt

Tragedy of the mental commons article

'Mind Diet'

Barry Schwartz' advice ppt

Timbertop information

Well-being and nature

Iris Murdoch, kestrel

Agents of change

• Affluenza by Oliver James
• The Challenge of Affluence by Avner Offer
• The Spirit Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett
• Happiness; Lessons from a New Science by Richard Layard
• Nudge by Thaler and Sunstein
• Walden, by H. D. Thoreau

Websites:

• www.neweconomics.org
• www.nationalaccountsofwellbeing.org
• www.adbusters.org
• www.lifesquared.org.uk

Film:

• The Yes Men Fix The World
• Wall-E
• Bowling For Columbine
• Capitalism, A Love Story
• Kes
• Fight Club
• A Requiem for Detroit (documentary, available on Youtube)
• An Inconvenient Truth