This lesson is part of a group of lessons that focus on the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. These lessons are developed by AAAS and funded by the National Science Foundation Grant No. SES-0549096. For more lessons and activities that take a closer look at the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, be sure to check out the SBE Project page.
Every human is born into a social and cultural setting that includes family, community, social class, language, and religion, among other factors. How we respond to these influences can vary and is not necessarily predictable. Being raised in the same cultural surroundings, however, usually brings about similar response patterns, which can become so deeply imbedded in the human mind that they often operate without the individuals being fully aware of them. The values of a single culture that dominate a large region can be so influential that those values are considered to be right and therefore promoted by the community and government. Subcultures can form and create their own individual influences, but movement between social classes can still be hampered by circumstances. (Science for All Americans, p. 89.)
Throughout human history, most people live and die in the social class into which they were born. If they were born poor, chances are they will die poor. One way societies can help people rise in social class is to initiate new enterprises, like improved educational opportunities or technological advancements. When this happens, the need for workers in higher-class jobs motivates and enables people to move up in social class, which can help them to escape poverty. (Science for All Americans, p. 90.)
In this lesson, students can begin to explore poverty and its implications on society and future generations. In order to do this lesson, students already should have had experience with identifying social change that happens gradually and social change that happens quickly because of natural disasters and war. They also should have some background in the history of poverty.
This lesson is part of a group of lessons that focus on the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. These lessons are developed by AAAS and funded by the National Science Foundation Grant No. SES-0549096. For more lessons and activities that take a closer look at the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, be sure to check out the SBE Project page. Every human is born into a social and cultural setting that includes family, community, social class, language, and religion, among other factors. How we respond to these influences can vary and is not necessarily predictable. Being raised in the same cultural surroundings, however, usually brings about similar response patterns, which can become so deeply imbedded in the human mind that they often operate without the individuals being fully aware of them. The values of a single culture that dominate a large region can be so influential that those values are considered to be right and therefore promoted by the community and government. Subcultures can form and create their own individual influences, but movement between social classes can still be hampered by circumstances. (Science for All Americans, p. 89.) Throughout human history, most people live and die in the social class into which they were born. If they were born poor, chances are they will die poor. One way societies can help people rise in social class is to initiate new enterprises, like improved educational opportunities or technological advancements. When this happens, the need for workers in higher-class jobs motivates and enables people to move up in social class, which can help them to escape poverty. (Science for All Americans, p. 90.) In this lesson, students can begin to explore poverty and its implications on society and future generations. In order to do this lesson, students already should have had experience with identifying social change that happens gradually and social change that happens quickly because of natural disasters and war. They also should have some background in the history of poverty.
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