Dr. Bart Pattyn, Dr. Luc Van Liedekerke
Field of reference: Sociology, Psychology
Description: Polls in Europe show a rise of mistrust in social & political institutions, between societies citizens, everyone's only concern is only for self interest
"Opinion polls have also been directed to other components of uncertainty and lack of confidence, components that sociologists, following Srole (1959), have referred to with the concept of anomie. Alongside the lack of confidence in social and political institutions, they also distinguish a lack of confidence in one's fellow citizens which is closely related to the idea that in society, it is `everyone for himself' (there is no solidarity; people only look after themselves; each individual exclusively seeks power and money; success is more important than concern for others; etc.)"
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Paul Johnson
Field of reference: Politics, Sociology
Description: Lack of trust in modern society on a universal scale
"The world is groaning beneath a mountain of debt, but that's not the real problem. History shows repeatedly that debt can quickly be paid off once confidence is restored and men and women set to work with a will. But for that to happen we must have trust in those who lead us.
Trust is missing. We do not trust--and with good reason--either our elected leaders or the corporate elite who constitute the top echelons of society. Seldom in modern history has the lack of trust, now verging on contempt, been so deep, universal and comprehensive.
Today the word "banker" is a pejorative term. Local managers are anonymous persons held in low regard. City of London magnates are suspect figures. Bankers are associated with unrestrained greed, recklessness and professional incompetence. It would be hard to think of another group that has fallen so fast and so far in public esteem."
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Biomed Central
Field of reference: Psychology, Health
Description: נתונים על הדיכאון המתפשט בעולם
"121 מיליון איש ברחבי העולם סובלים מדיכאון. הדיכאון פוגע בכושר העבודה, מערער את היחסים עם הסביבה, ומדרדר את איכות החיים. דיכאון קשה מביא לעיתים קרובות לידי התאבדות: בכל שנה הוא הורג 850,000 איש. למסקנה הזאת הגיעו מומחים מ-20 מרכזי מחקר המשתתפים ביוזמת האו"ם World Mental Health Survey Initiative.
דיכאון חמור מאובחן בקרב 28% מתושבי המדינות העשירות ו-20% מאוכלוסיית המדינות המתפתחות. בצרפת, בהולנד ובארה"ב – למעלה מ-30%. ובסין – האחוזים הנמוכים ביותר: רק 12%. נשים סובלות מדיכאון בתדירות גבוהה פי שניים בהשוואה לגברים.
הגורם העיקרי שמוביל לדיכאון הוא פרידה מבן הזוג. מתברר שבגיל העמידה האדם תמיד נוטה לדיכאון. עבור הבריטים שיא הדיכאון הוא בגיל 44, ובארה"ב נשים בגיל 40 וגברים בגיל 50 מרגישים שהם הכי אומללים."
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Dr. Jerry Kennard
Field of reference: Psychology
Description: The progress and culture of Western society didn't bring happiness, instead, depression rates are rising
"Western culture has acquired a fairly negative image when it comes to mental health issues. Although highly advanced technologically a price has been paid in terms of our increasing fragmentation and detachment from family and community and an appetite for 24-hour living and working. We're more anxious and depressed than ever before and the situation is worsening rather than getting better. The argument that modern technology would one day protect us from ill-health and distress and open up a world of leisure and, by implication greater happiness, is looking decidedly dated."
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Dr. Hwang, Kyung-sig
Field of reference: History, Ecology
Description: Where is our development leading to/to what purpose. Cause & effects & responsibility
"Argument from humble ignorance
Some of the difficulties of relying the preferences of future generations stem from our present ignorance particularly as we project to futures that are increasingly remote, we do not know what effect our actions will have on them, or even how they will care.[17] Even if we set aside such factual ignorance, serious problems of value remain. Obligations to future generations are essentially an obligation to produce a desirable state of affairs for the community of the future to promote conditions of good living for future generations. But is our conception of the good life for man relevant to future generation?
While our ability to affect the future is immense, our ability to foresee the results of our environmental interventions is not. I think that our moral responsibility grows with foresight. And yet, paradoxically in some cases grave moral responsibility is entailed by the fact of one's ignorance. If the planetary life-support system appears to be complex and mysterious, humble ignorance should indicate respect and restraint. However, as many life scientists have complained, these virtues have not been apparent in these generations. Instead they point out, we have boldly marched ahead, shredding delicate ecosystems and obliterating countless species, and with them the unique genetic codes that evolved through millions of years; we have altered the climate and even the chemistry of the atmosphere, and as a result of all this-what?[18]"
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