As Canadians we have common values and beliefs in our approaches, ie. medical care, education, religion, arts, etc. that is different from worldviews from other countries. Due to size, our worldview may change slightly if you live on the East , or . It may be slightly different ’s again if you are aboriginal (oral traditions, ties to the land) vs francophone (religion, language and education rights) vs Anglophone. is multicultural and immigrants their worldview with them to , as they become part of Canadian society, they begin to understand and adopt our values and beliefs. ELEMENTS OF SOCIETY AFFECTED BY WORLDVIEW Social systems organization and relationships among people, such as the types of education, medical and social – services a society provides Political and economic systems political system relates to the way government is organized, the role of citizens in gov’t, and rights to citizens economic systems relate to methods by which people produce and distribute goods and services they need Culture way of life of a of people, including language, rules of behaviour, religion, spirituality, arts, – literature, sciences, traditions, and other everyday aspect of life 1. What are the elements of society affected by worldview: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ FACTORS AFFECTING WORLDVIEW Different factors influenced and caused changes in the societies and their worldview: Geography where a group of people live, the climate, land formations, plants and animals, bodies of water, and – natural resources Ideas and knowledge what a group knows; scientific, intellectual, technological, artistic, and spiritual – knowledge Contact with groups contact and interactions between societies and between different groups in a society – Worldview is usually a gradual change over time based on the above factors but it also can be unexpected, earth shattering event that shakes society and causes citizens to examine their worldview. Example: twin towers, BSE
As Canadians we have common values and beliefs in our approaches, ie. medical care, education, religion, arts, etc. that is different from worldviews from other countries. Due to ’s size, our worldview may change slightly if you live on the East , or . It may be slightly different again if you are aboriginal (oral traditions, ties to the land) vs francophone (religion, language and education rights) vs Anglophone. is multicultural and immigrants their worldview with them to , as they become part of Canadian society, they begin to understand and adopt our values and beliefs. ELEMENTS OF SOCIETY AFFECTED BY WORLDVIEW Social systems – organization and relationships among people, such as the types of education, medical and social services a society provides Political and economic systems political system relates to the way government is organized, the role of citizens in gov’t, and rights to citizens economic systems relate to methods by which people produce and distribute goods and services they need Culture – way of life of a of people, including language, rules of behaviour, religion, spirituality, arts, literature, sciences, traditions, and other everyday aspect of life 1. What are the elements of society affected by worldview: _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ FACTORS AFFECTING WORLDVIEW Different factors influenced and caused changes in the societies and their worldview: Geography – where a group of people live, the climate, land formations, plants and animals, bodies of water, and natural resources Ideas and knowledge – what a group knows; scientific, intellectual, technological, artistic, and spiritual knowledge Contact with groups – contact and interactions between societies and between different groups in a society Worldview is usually a gradual change over time based on the above factors but it also can be unexpected, earth shattering event that shakes society and causes citizens to examine their worldview. Example: twin towers, BSE
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