SS 30-2 Unit 1 - Chap 1

SS 30-2Unit 1 - Chap 1

Key Terms and Notes

beliefs

the ideas and understandings that a person holds to be true, often influenced by such things as one’s culture, language, religion, gender and worldview. 

capitalism

an economic system based on free markets, fair​ competition, wise consumers , and profit motivated​ producers, in which a minimum of government ​ involvement is favoured.

collectivism

an ideology that places the needs and goals of the collective, or group, before those of any individual member of the group, and is based on a belief, in the interdependence of human society.

communism

an ideology based on the belief that the oppressed working class must overcome its property-owning oppressors through revolution, so that together they can work towards becoming a classless society.

Ideological spectrum

a diagram on which ideologies can be organized according to a particular set of criteria, such as the extent to which they believe in collectivism or individualism which appear on opposite ends of the spectrum.

ideology

a system of thought based on beliefs and values that include ideas about how the world works, how we should live together as a society, and what society could become in the future. 

individualism

an ideology that values the rights and freedoms of the individual, often above the security and harmony of the whole group.

values

the ideas and understandings that people hold to be important or fundamental to who they are a individuals or as members of a group, often influenced by such things as one’s culture, language, religion and gender

worldview

a collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group, the lens through which the world is viewed by an individual or a group, the overall perspective from which the world is interpreted.

Multiple Choice

Quiz time! Which one is an ideology that places the needs and goals of the collective, or group, before those of any individual member of the group, and is based on a belief, in the interdependence of human society.

• Collectivism

• Individualism

• both of these

Multiple Choice

which of these is the word meaning; an ideology that values the rights and freedoms of the individual, often above the security and harmony of the whole group.

• collectivism

• individualism

• both of these

• none of these

Multiple Choice

If I agreed more with collectivist policies and tended to vote more for the Liberal party, where in the political spectrum would I fall more in?

• The left

• The right

• none of these

Multiple Choice

If I believed more in individualist rights and tended to voted more towards the conservative parties, where on the spectrum would I fall?

• The left

• The right

• none of these

• both of these

Using Page 7 in your textbook

for each question, write down if you are "C" "?" or "I" Then read top two paragraphs on page 8

Poll

Where did you end up?

• Strongly Collectivist

• Somewhat Collectivist

• Right in the Middle

• Somewhat Individualist

• Strongly Individualist

The Spectrum

Where would you fall on this spectrum? Think about page 9

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Page 4 and 5 Work

Charter of Rights and how does it relate to collective identity?

workbook: page 6

​The Canadian Constitution

Suffragette

movie questions due