1. The Adolescent andthe Socio- Economic, Political Issues

2. Universal Purpose of Earthly Goods and Private Property The injustice of the poor distribution of the goods andservices originally intendedfor all is one of the greatestinjustices of the contemporary world. 3. Universal Purpose of EarthlyGoods and Private PropertyGod destined the earth and all its contains for all men and all peoples so that all createdthings would be shared fairlyby all mankind under theguidance tempered bycharity. (GS 69) 4. Social Dimension and Private Property- Private property is thus subordinatedto the universal destination of goods.- The social dimension of private property exhorts us to the use and ownership of property for the benefits of all especially those who have none or less in life. 5. Socio- Economic Issues- Global integrationEconomic terms: the spacebetween people and countries isshrinking rapidly, as trade,technology, and investment linkall countries in a web ofinterdependence. 6. Socio- Economic IssuesHuman development terms: the space between countries is marked by deep and in some cases, widening inequalities in income and life chances. 7. Socio- Economic IssuesHuman development terms: the space between countries is marked by deep and in some cases, widening inequalities in income and life chances. 8. Survive on less than $1 adaySpends $2 a day on a cappuccino 9. Socio- Economic IssuesMassive poverty and obscene inequality are such terrible scourges of our times - times in which the world boasts breathtaking advances in science, technology, industry and wealth accumulation - that they have to rank alongside slavery and apartheid as social evils. Nelson Mandela 10. The Common GoodCommon good- sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily (GS 36) 11. The Common GoodEssential Elements of Common Good1.Respect for the person a s such2.Social well- being and developmentof the group itself3.Peace, the stability and security of ajust order 12. Responsibility and Participation 13. Responsibility and Participation One is entitled to think that the future of humanity is in the handsof those who are capable of providing the generations to come with reasons for life and optimism (GS 31) 14. Human Solidarity 15. Human Solidarity- International solidarity is arequirement of the moral order;world peace depends in part uponthis.- The virtue of solidarity goesbeyond material goods.