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Running head: THREATS TO THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT COUNTERARGUMENT 1

THREATS TO THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT COUNTERARGUMENT 2

Assignment 2: Threats to the Global Environment Counterargument

Karla Davis-Sanchez

SOC450

Dr. John Cronin

June 15, 2020

Threats to the Global Environment Counterargument

The world is facing a series of threats, and the United Nations and other organizations must respond to these threats in order to save the world from deterioration. The severity and impact of these threats is different. The threats discussed earlier are lack of educational opportunities, energy sources, climate change, and poor health of entire populations. Other threats that the world faces, but which must be given priority, are globalization and cultural taboos.

Cultural taboos are another global threat that receives less attention. Although third world countries are still active, the entire population still adheres to cultural prohibitions. Such acts must be seriously condemned, as they will delay the progress of the population concerned. However, since cultural taboos do not have a significant impact overall world-wide, the threat is not given priority as the first four threats. Typical examples of the impact of this threat are the effects of sports, cultural practices, abortion, and circumcision on a person’s model. For example, abortion is a taboo in some cultures, but, logically, in some extreme situations, abortion may be required to save a mother’s life (1, Kugel). Regarding circumcision, scientists have proven that this can reduce the likelihood of contracting HIV / AIDS, but some communities do not practice on culturally unacceptable grounds. The impact of most cultural taboos revolves around people's health, so it can be addressed together, not under a healthy umbrella.

The negative perception of Western culture has shown that the problem of cultural taboos is becoming increasingly serious and long-lasting because no one wants to abandon their culture (2, Williams). As the population still lives racially, it still has a long way to go before it becomes a racist. In a certain part of the population, it is still not believed that blacks and whites can equally share resources and their activities within a single platform (3, Cui). Cases of tribalism, communism and racism impede the creation of a coexisting society, all of which stem from cultural prohibitions.

Globalization is another issue that poses a threat to the global state of the environment. Threats to the health of the world's population limit human progress. However, globalization seeks to improve humanity by reducing poverty and social inequality. According to the United Nations Human Development Indicators (HDI), globalization has increased life expectancy in developing countries due to advances in medical practice and higher living standards because of higher incomes (4, Prados de la Escosura). In addition, globalization has reduced income inequality between developed and developing countries. Growth in developing countries through trade, capital flows, displacement, and the dissemination of technology-based knowledge is closely linked to the global development process. Developing countries have evolved from a planned economy to a market economy and have benefited from improving the lives of people in these countries. Therefore, the problem of globalization should not be addressed in terms of threats to the global environment, but should be considered as a gradual problem.

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Reference

1. Cui, H., Resnick, G., & Cleland, C. (2011). Science and technology enabling integrative global biosurveillance. Emerging Health Threats Journal, 4(0). doi: 10.3402/ehtj.v4i0.11154

2. Kugel, C., & L. Zuroweste, E. (2010). The State of Health Care Services for Mobile Poor Populations: History, Current Status, and Future Challenges. Journal Of Health Care For The Poor And Underserved, 21(2), 421-429. doi: 10.1353/hpu.0.0303

3. Prados De La Escosura, L. (2015). World Human Development: 1870–2007. Review Of Income And Wealth, 61(2), 220-247.