Social Studies 30-2

Unit 1: Ideology, Beliefs & Identity

To what extent should ideology be the foundation of identity? What shapes our beliefs and values, what an ideology is and what themes it carries, and how the values of individualism and collectivism pull on personal identity.

• Factors that shape beliefs and values
• Expressions of individualism and collectivism
• Characteristics of an ideology
• Themes of ideologies

• Individualism as a value of ideology
• Collectivism as a foundation of ideology
• Individualism and the common good
• How far ideology should shape identity

Unit 2: The Origins of & Resistance to Liberalism

To what extent is resistance to liberalism justified? Where liberal thought came from, its impact on the 19th century, the ideologies that grew up in response to it and against it, and whether resisting liberalism can be justified.

• Aboriginal contributions to liberalism
• The origins of liberal thought
• Liberal thought in the 19th century

• Ideologies that responded to liberalism
• The growth of liberalism
• Systems that rejected liberalism

• Ideological conflict after WWII
• Perspectives on imposing liberalism
• Modern liberalism challenged by alternative thought
• Whether resistance to liberalism is justified

Unit 3: The Viability of Liberalism’s Principles

To what extent are the principles of liberalism viable? How far governments should reflect the people and encourage equality, how political and economic systems live out (or fall short of) liberal values, and whether liberalism can hold up against today’s issues.

• Governments reflecting the will of the people
• Governments encouraging economic equality
• How systems reflect the values of liberalism

• When practice falls short of liberal values
• Governments promoting individual and collective rights
• Whether liberalism is viable today

Unit 4: Citizenship in the Modern World

To what extent should my actions as a citizen be shaped by an ideology? How ideologies shape citizenship, the rights, roles and responsibilities of the individual in a democracy and in times of conflict, and how to take responsible action on real issues.

• How ideologies shape citizenship
• The individual in a democratic society
• The individual during times of conflict

• How far ideology should shape responses to issues
• Strategies that show leadership on issues
• Active and responsible citizenship