Global Global Citizenship Citizenship and Social and Social AnalysisAnalysis

Global Global Citizenship Citizenship and Social and Social AnalysisAnalysis

GNED 500Week 2- January

2012Doug Kerr

GNED 500Week 2- January

2012Doug Kerr

Review Class One

• Introductions• Drawing posters about class• Classroom Guidelines• Getting to know each other• Course Overview• Move, Eat, Learn• Where the hell is Matt? (Secret Question!) • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwr

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Today’s Agenda• Hello, My name is…• What is Global Citizenship? (Chapter 1)

– Building Our Definition of a Global Citizen

• What is Social Analysis? (Chapter 3)– The Amazing Race- Social Issues in Canada and the

World – How do we analyze social problems? – Social paralysis quiz– Iceberg Model of social analysis

• Introduce Social Analysis Proposal Project• 7 Billion reasons….

Hi, My name is….

Share something about your name with the class…. What it means, where it comes from, how you got it…

Building our Definition of a Global Citizen

• Write your ideas on your stick person

• Now share with your group• Select three best ideas for

each body part and write on post-it notes (write large letters)

• Put them on the body on the board

What is a global citizen?

Heart

What does a global citizen value?

What does a global citizen care about?

What does a global citizen believe?

Feet

What does a global citizen do?

What actions does a global citizen take?

HeadWhat knowledge does a global

citizen have? What issues/ideas does a global

citizen know about?What issues does a global citizen

explore or try and understand better?

HandsWhat skills does a global citizen

have?

What is a citizen? A global citizen?

Voices from college students in Africa:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YEv0phy_kw&feature=player_embedded#!

US Students in Fiji:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MAVbnFGZeg&feature=related

What are social problems?

• A social problem is a SOCIAL CONDITION (such as poverty) or a PATTERN OF BEHAVIOUR (such as violence against women) that people believe warrants public concern and collective action to bring about change.

• Social problems often involve significant discrepancies between the ideals of a society and their achievement.

Social Problems

• Who decides what is a social problem?

• How do we know about social problems?

• Can social problems be solved?

Brainstorm!

• In your teams, brainstorm as many social problems you can think of.

• Are these global? • Are these in Canada

or Toronto?

The Amazing Race!

Six Teams Race to the Finish!

1. Six Teams:– United States

– China

– India

– South Africa

– Brazil

– Russia

1. Choose a scribe for your group.2. Doug will read out a question. You have 30

seconds as a TEAM to discuss and the scribe write down your answer.

3. One person from your group read out the answer to the class.

4. Doug says the correct answer. Correct answers move to the next country.

5. First team to get back to Toronto wins the race and a special prize!

What is social analysis?

Opinion? Credible answer?

To develop a credible answer, we need a FRAMEWORK to assess the validity of our assumptions

What influences our assumptions?

• These forces influence our values, attitudes, behaviours• They influence our understanding of social issues and sway our opinions

regarding solutions to these issues• They influence how we choose to act in the political arena, to address

injustices as well as what measures we take to reduce our environmental footprint

• Critical thinking and social analysis are based on the premise that our belief systems are highly subjective and, therefore, need processes / an approach for critically analysing social issues

media

family economyeducation

societyAssumptions

Are we socially illiterate?

• Is it true that a good percentage of Canadians are unaware of how society works or where it is headed?

• Social illiteracy means being unable to read – to interpret – the events that are going on in society

• ** few institutions teach Canadians how to be socially literate **

illiteracy socialilliteracy

Are young people socially illiterate today?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

Why study social problems?

• To get closer to solving them

• A sociological examination of social problems enables us:– to move common sense notions– to gain new insights into our own world and the worlds

of other people– to develop a connection between our own world and

the worlds of other people.

• Most social problems are multifaceted ... when we recognise this and take a global perspective on social problems, we can realise that lives of all people are closely intertwined, and that any one nation’s problems are part of a larger global problem.

• Social problems may look different in various parts of the world.

Benefits of

studying social

problems

Social Problems

• During the break, take some time to think about social issues that – You care about– You are connected

to– You want to learn

more about

Social Issues - Solving Them• Can you think of

three social issues in Canada or the world that have been solved or reduced significantly?

What are the root causes of social problems?

We need to consider:• History• Economics• Social structures• Culture and beliefs

Many causes of social problems are ‘hidden’.

Social analysis is often about uncovering these causes.

Three Frameworks for Conducting Social Analysis

1) Iceberg Model

2) Critical Thinking Approach

3) Ways of Reading

What is a “framework”?

• A conceptual structure of ideas

• Helps us understand an issue

• Provides questions to ask about an issue

What are “ideologies”?

• A set of beliefs or a way of thinking that shapes how a person sees the world

What are “social structures”?

• How society is organized, including relationships between various social institutions and socio-economic classes

Iceberg Model

• Individual acts are visible

• But the underlying ideologies and structures are often invisible

• We need to do research and ask questions to understand the ideologies and structures underlying a problem.

Iceberg Model

Individual Acts

Ideologies Social Structures

Homelessness

• Use the iceberg model to discuss the problem of homelessness in Canada.

1) What individual acts do we see with this problem?

2) What underlying ideologies or beliefs exist?

3) What social structures maintain this problem?

Group Work in GNED 500

• You are expected to work with a group on your proposal (5%), report (15%) and final presentation (15%)

• 35% of total grade• You must work with

your team to finish your three-part project

Part 1 - Project Proposal

• Form your group• Choose your project topic• Discuss what you know

about this topic• Discuss why you chose it • Discuss how (if at all) it

relates to your life

• Due NEXT WEEK - January 23

Part 2: Social Analysis Report

A) Name the issue, connect it to the course, why is it important, locate yourself

B) Research the issue and why it is important

C) Use one of the social analysis frameworks to analyze the issue.

• Research & analysis paper (3 to 5 pages)

• Choose a social issue or problem that merits concern

• Could be local, national, global- or all of the above.

• Topic must be approved• Proposal due Week 3 (5%

of total grade)• Report due Week 6 (15% of

total grade)

Social Analysis Project Proposal

• Look for a topic and form a group

• Now in your groups, please review the project proposal form

• Fill out #1-4 together• You can use your phone• Complete Sources on your

own • Submit as a group by next

week

Next Week

• Please read Chapter 3 in your text book on Social Analysis

• Hand in your group project proposal

• First three people to answer the secret question online will get a bonus point on their mid-term

7 Billion reasons…

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0

#1thing

• What is one thing you would do to make the world a better place?

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_8gql0IkMQ