

What happens when belief systems of societies and individuals come into conflict?.How does family play a role in shaping our values and beliefs?.How do values and beliefs change over time?.What factors shape our values and beliefs?.How do individuals develop values and beliefs?.What are the causes and consequences of prejudice and how does an individual’s response to it reveal his/her morals, ethics, and values?.What allows some individuals to take a stand against prejudice/oppression while others choose to participate in it?.What are the causes and consequences of prejudice and injustice, and how does an individual’s response to them reveal his/her true character?.What creates prejudice, and what can an individual overcome it?.In what ways can a minority keep their issues on the larger culture’s “radar screen?”.What does it mean to be invisible? (context: minorities).How do stereotypes influence how we look at and understand the world?.What are the benefits and consequences of questioning / challenging social order?.When is it necessary to question the status quo? Who decides?.What does power have to do with fairness and justice?.What are the factors that create an imbalance of power within a culture?.When should an individual take a stand against what he/she believes to be an injustice? What are the most effective ways to do this?.


What are the responsibilities of the individual in regard to issues of social justice?.How are prejudice and bias created? How do we overcome them?.What is oppression and what are the root causes?.To what extent does power or the lack of power affect individuals?.How do decisions, actions, and consequences vary depending on the different perspectives of the people involved?.How do the decisions and actions of characters reveal their personalities?.How can a person’s decisions and actions change his/her life?.

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