RW9.1

Indicator:

a. Investigate the strategies used to acquire and distribute resources in the societies studied.

Indicator:

b. Compare the perspectives regarding the distribution of resources in the societies studied, and assess the results in terms of consequences for the populations of the societies.

• Evaluate the worldview of the societies studied using the framework of the Catholic social justice theme Preferential Option for the Poor and Vulnerable.

• Student Question:
• For each of the societies studied in this course, evaluate how the poor, the elderly, the disabled and all the marginalized were treated.
• Use as your guide the Catholic Social Justice Teachings on the Preferential Option for the Poor and the Vulnerable.

• Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
• In a world characterized by growing prosperity for some and pervasive poverty for others, Catholic teaching proclaims that a basic moral test is how our most vulnerable members are faring. In a society marred by deepening divisions between rich and poor, our tradition recalls the story of the Last Judgment (Mt 25:31-46) and instructs us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first.
  

Taken from Catholic Social Action an Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati http://www.catholiccincinnati.org/ministries-offices/catholic-social-action

Indicator:

c. Research the processes for decision making regarding production and distribution of wealth and resources in the societies studied.

Indicator:

d. Infer the values of the societies studied according to categories of acquisition and distribution of resources and wealth.

First Nations, Métis & Inuit Education Integration Resources:

• Series: First Nations The Circle Unbroken Video 3/1 Potlatch
• Invite a speaker: "The Give Away"  - contact FNMIE at board office