explore factors that may influence individual and collective beliefs and values (culture, language, media, relationship to land, environment, gender, religion, spirituality, ideology)

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identify historic and contemporary expressions of individualism and collectivism

1.5

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examine the characteristics of ideology (interpretations of history, beliefs about human nature, beliefs about the structure of society, visions for the future)

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identify themes of ideologies (nation, class, relationship to land, environment, religion)

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examine individualism as a key value of ideology (values of liberalism: individual rights and freedoms, self-interest, competition, economic freedom, rule of law, private property)

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examine collectivism as a foundation of ideology (values of collectivism: collective responsibility, collective interest, cooperation, economic equality, adherence to collective norms, public property)

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examine the relationship between individualism and common good in contemporary societies

1.10

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analyze the extent to which personal identity should be shaped by ideologies

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appreciate Aboriginal contributions to the development of ideologies

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appreciate how citizens and citizenship are impacted by the promotion of ideological principles

2.3

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appreciate that individuals and groups may adhere to various ideologies

2.4

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explore Aboriginal contributions to the development of liberalism

2.5

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explore the relationship between the values of liberalism and the origins of liberal thought (Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill)

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examine the impacts of liberal thought on 19th century society (laissez-faire capitalism, industrialization, class system, limited government)

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examine ideologies that developed in response to liberalism (socialism, Marxism)

2.8

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examine the growth of liberalism (labour standards and unions, voting rights, welfare state, protection of human rights, feminism)

2.9

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analyze ideological systems that rejected liberalism (Communism in the Soviet Union, fascism in Nazi Germany)

2.10

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examine how ideological conflict shaped international relations after the Second World War (expansionism, containment, deterrence, brinkmanship, détente, liberation movements)

2.11

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examine perspectives on the imposition of liberalism (Aboriginal experiences, contemporary events)

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examine the extent to which modern liberalism is challenged by alternative thought (Aboriginal collective thought, environmentalism, religious perspectives, extremism)

2.13

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evaluate the extent to which resistance to liberalism is justified

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appreciate various perspectives regarding the viability of the values of liberalism

3.2

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appreciate various perspectives regarding the promotion of liberalism within political and economic systems

3.3

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explore the extent to which governments should reflect the will of the people

3.4

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explore the extent to which governments should encourage economic equality

3.5

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examine the extent to which the practices of political and economic systems reflect the values of liberalism (consensus decision making, direct and representative democracies, authoritarian political systems, free market economy, command economy, mixed economy)

3.6

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examine why government practices may not reflect values of liberalism (Canada, contemporary examples)

3.7

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explore the extent to which governments should promote individual and collective rights (Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms; Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms; First Nations, Métis and Inuit rights; emergencies and security legislation)

3.8

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evaluate the extent to which the values of liberalism are viable in the context of contemporary issues (environment concerns, resource use and development, debt and poverty, racism, pandemics, terrorism, censorship)

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appreciate the relationship between citizenship and leadership

4.2

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exhibit a global consciousness with respect to the human condition and world issues

4.3

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accept responsibilities associated with individual and collective citizenship

4.4

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explore how ideologies shape individual and collective citizenship

4.5

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examine perspectives on the rights, roles and responsibilities of the individual in a democratic society (respect for law and order, protest, civil disobedience, political participation)

4.6

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examine perspectives on the rights, roles and responsibilities of the individual during times of conflict (humanitarian crises, antiwar movements, pro-democracy movements, contemporary examples)

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analyze the extent to which ideology should shape responses to contemporary issues

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develop strategies to address local, national and global issues that demonstrate individual and collective leadership

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explore opportunities to demonstrate active and responsible citizenship through individual and collective action

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