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Political Perspective

Political Perspective. Thinking Concept. Focus. Why do people have different political perspectives?. Political Perspective.

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Political Perspective

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  1. Political Perspective Thinking Concept

  2. Focus • Why do people have different political perspectives?

  3. Political Perspective • Definition: A political thinking concept that looks at the way in which a person’s beliefs and values can affect his or her position on, or response to, issues of civic importance • How groups see things differently • Different views on the same issue, event, person, or policy

  4. Political perspective is shaped by who you are as a person and the communities to which you belong • Beliefs can be personal or political • Community can be a physical place (where you live) or a virtual place (where you meet with people who share similar interests)

  5. Who I am Where I am

  6. What if your beliefs, values, and ideology are different from someone else’s? Who is right?

  7. Perspective and point of view • Perspective means that what you see or think is affected not only by your beliefs and values, but also by your point of view on issues. • Example, someone directly affected by an issue sees it differently or has a different point of view from someone who is not directly affected • Person’s or group’s point of view can also change over time or be different for different issues • Political perspective not always straightforward – can hold conflicting political perspectives

  8. Business owner Religious leader Soldier’s family member

  9. Three little pigs • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m75aEhm-BYw (The true story of the 3 little pigs)

  10. Your turn! • Create your own mind map with a topic of choice considering whose political perspective we should consider

  11. Why are we reviewing this? • Many of the topics in civics will raise conflicts that cannot be easily resolved • People will disagree on topics

  12. Textbook: • Page 7 question 1-3 • Q1: What are the consequences of not considering the perspectives of others? • Q2: How might the political perspective of someone who felt included, important, and advantaged differ from someone who felt excluded, unimportant, and disadvantaged? • Q3: How do you react when others ignore or reject your perspective or beliefs?

  13. Homework: • Find a newspaper article (online, paper) and complete a mind map for that topic

  14. Topic suggestions • Abortions • Legalizing marijuana • Corporal punishment • Same sex rights • Women’s rights • Social networking – good or bad? • Gun control

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