Exploitation

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/exploitation

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the societal impacts?Perpetuates poverty, inequality, and social instability, creating intergenerational cycles of disadvantage
2. What is the environmental consequences?Unsustainable resource extraction leads to ecological degradation, climate change, and biodiversity loss
3. Why is exploitation unfair to people?It makes some people work too hard or get too little pay, which can keep them poor and create big gaps between rich and poor.
4. How does exploitation show up in the world today?It can be seen in jobs that pay very low wages, in loans that take too much money, or in cutting down trees and using water without caring for the future.

Power Imbalance: A disparity in influence, control, or resources between individuals or groups.
Systemic Exploitation: Exploitation that is embedded within the structures and institutions of society.
Sustainability: Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.