Personal life

High school (ages 12+)
Everyday Life

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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/personal-life

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 historical context?Pre-modern societies prioritized communal needs and survival over individual leisure and choice
2. Why do people want a balance between work and personal life?Because we need time for both doing our jobs and doing things that make us happy and relaxed.
3. How did personal life change from old farming times to today?In old farming times most people spent all their time helping the farm, so they had little free time. Today, we have more time for hobbies and friends.

Subsistence farming: Growing just enough food to survive, with little surplus.
Autonomy: The ability to make independent decisions and govern oneself.
Informational privacy: The right to control personal data and sensitive details about one's life.
Decisional privacy: The freedom to make personal choices without undue external interference.