socioeconomic issue theme
Explored is the way that society behaves with regard to economic activity. Economic activity means the use of labor, capital, and land, for the production of goods and services. In particular, this theme pertains to how corporations fit and function within society, and the creation of markets. Additionally, this theme relates to how capital (wealth and money) is distributed.
Examples
"monopolies in society", "slavery", and "advertising in society" are themes that all relate to economic activity and the distribution of wealth.
4 total · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds92x03 | minor | Quark was enraged that he had to stay on space station due to escape vessel overbooking. |
| ldr2019e1x06 | minor | The President of the United States considered the national debt to be a serious problem. He put into effect the yogurt's plan to pay it off within a year. The result was catastrophe because they failed to follow the yogurt's plan in every detail. |
| movie: Moon Child (2003) | minor | The story is set in a near future after a major economic collapse in Japan compelled some part of the population to emigrate to a city, called Mallepa, in mainland China. Note, however, that this was only mentioned at the start of the story, never being followed up on later in any meaningful way. |
| pkded1x04 | minor | There were laws against growing your own food because doing so would hurt the economy, we heard. |