Students learn about:
Define the meanings of
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Belief systems
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World view
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Ideology
Support Site: HSC online
Identify the nature and extent of
belief systems both within and
outside Australia.
Identify some of the questions that
humans have asked about human
existence, societies, environments
and time that have led to the
development of varied belief
systems.
Identify the difference between
religious and non religious belief
systems.
Examine the nature and role of
ideology (idea) and beliefs in
societies and cultures.
Nature:
Role:
Identify the impact of beliefs upon
persons, societies and cultures
across time.
persons
societies
cultures
time.
Examine the nature and role of
ritual in belief systems.
What is a ritual?
What is the nature of rituals?
What is the role of rituals in a belief system?
Examine acceptance and rejection
of belief systems
Identify the role of beliefs in
people’s lives
Identify your own beliefs, both
religious and non religious
Religious beliefs
Non religious beliefs
Use concepts such as- power, gender, values, customs, philosophy, life cycle, beliefs, norms, ideology, continuity.
Identify the origins of your own
beliefs.
My beliefs
Compare your beliefs with those
held by persons in other times and
places
Identify the impacts of beliefs on
my life
Other beliefs
Analysis – why are there similarities
and differences.
My Focus Study: ________________________________________
(Confucianism, Humanism, Islam, Buddhism, Capitalism, Socialism, Consumerism, Democracy, Totalitarianism, Feminism, Men’s Movement,
Environmentalism).
Who, What, Where, When and Why
Identify the historical basis of the
belief system
Identify the extent of its following
in the world today
Identify important places and/or
scripts
Examine the role of, and
acceptance of, dissent
Identify the continuities of the belief system
today.
Account for the nature of the following
today.
Evaluate the importance of such
places/scripts.
Evaluate the nature of power
Examine the nature of power
within the belief systems
Analyse the nature of gender roles (Why)
Examine gender roles within the
belief system
Identify aspects of continuity and
change within the belief system
Aspects of continuity
Use concepts- values, customs, language, philosophy, ritual, life
cycle, beliefs, norms, symbols, ideology, hierarchy, myth, power
structures.
Aspects of change
Use concepts- Ritual, life cycle, symbols,
ideology, world view, globalization, conflict.
Role of tradition:
Evaluate the role of tradition and cultural
heritage within the belief system.
Identify the role of tradition and
cultural heritage within the belief
system.
Role of cultural heritage:
Assess the impact of technology on the belief
system
Identify the impact of technology
on the belief system.
Identify the impact of
globalization on the belief system
Consider the impact values, customs, language, philosophy,
rituals, life cycle, beliefs, norms, symbols, ideology, hierarchy,
power structures, conflict.
Evaluate the impact of globalization on the
belief system
How has change affected the belief system
How has resistance to change affected the
belief system
At a national level
At a global level.
Outline how change and resistance
to change affects the belief system
Examine the impact of the belief
system on wider society ………..
Construct scenarios for the future directions of the belief system
on a local, national and global scale.
Apply the methodology of case study to research of
a belief system.
Identify and describe the role of belief systems in your own life and in the
macro world.
Methodologies
Use content analysis to examine literature, art, music or other appropriate
expression of a belief system.
Select, organize and evaluate information and sources
By using ONE of the followingQuestionnaire, Interview or focus group.
Evaluate the continuities and changes to the belief system
Identify views about the future of the belief system
The future
Examine the impact of the belief system upon the future.
Examine the relationship of the belief system to peace
and conflict in the world.
Brainstorm how each of the following depth study concepts relates to the study of Belief Systems.
Values
customs
language
philosophy
ritual
Life cycle
beliefs
norms
symbols
ideology
Hierarchy
myth
continuity
change
worldviews
Globalization
Power structures
conflict
Gender/technology
Power/authority