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GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CHAPTER 1

GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CHAPTER 1. EMPOWERMENT. EMPOWERMENT. Official authority and legal power People who are empowered are able to make their own choices as to what they want to do. AUTHORITY. Gives people the right to make decisions When people have authority they have power over others

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GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIES CHAPTER 1

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  1. GRADE 7 SOCIAL STUDIESCHAPTER 1 EMPOWERMENT

  2. EMPOWERMENT Official authority and legal power People who are empowered are able to make their own choices as to what they want to do

  3. AUTHORITY Gives people the right to make decisions When people have authority they have power over others People in authority can sometimes abuse the power they have

  4. CHARTER OF RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS This charter protects people from abuse of power For more information on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/pdp-hrp/canada/frdm-eng.cfm

  5. as you get older, you get more power over your life. with this power comes responsibility to make appropriate choices and be responsible for your actions

  6. PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT IS ABOUT HAVING SOME CONTROL OVER YOUR OWN LIFE POWER AND AUTHORITY LEADS TO EMPOWERMENT AND THAT EMPOWERMENT LEADS TO CHOICE

  7. the choices that you make have consequences, both positive and negative. being able to make choices gives us more control over our lives.

  8. ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT economics is the study of how people work to create wealth. economic empowerment comes from having enough wealth to take care of your needs.

  9. 5 CATEGORIES OF EMPOWERMENT ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT CULTURAL EMPOWERMENT SOCIETAL EMPOWERMENT NATIONAL EMPOWERMENT

  10. POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT • POLTICS IS A GENERAL TERM FOR ALL THINGS WE DO TO ORGANIZE OURSELVES, SETTLE DISAGREEMENTS, AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT SOCIETY • POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT COMES FROM HAVING A SAY IN HOW THINGS ARE ORGANIZED AND HOW DESICIONS ARE MADE.

  11. HOW DOES SOMEONE BECOME POLTICALLY EMPOWERED BY LEARNING THE ISSUES AND THINKING ABOUT THE BEST POSSIBLE CHOICES AND BECOMING ACTIVELY INVOLVED.

  12. CULTURAL EMPOWERMENT CULTURE IS A WAY OF LIFE THAT IS MADE UP OF EVERDAY THINGS SUCH AS LANGUAGE, FOOD AND CLOTHING AS WELL AS SPIRITUAL BELIEFS CULTURAL EMPOWERMENT COMES FROM BEING FREE TO PRACTICE YOUR BELIEFS

  13. SOCIETAL EMPOWERMENT SOCIETY INCLUDES EVERYTHING PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY TOGETHER IN A COMMUNITY SOCIETAL EMPOWERMENT COMES FROM ALL MEMEBERS OF SOCIETY BEING TREATED FAIRLY AND EQUALLY

  14. NATIONAL EMPOWERMENT NATION IS ANOTHER WORD FOR COUNTRY NATIONAL EMPOWERMENT COMES FROM A NATION HAVING POWER TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR ITSELF.

  15. DISEMPOWERMENT people who are disempowered believe that they have little control over their lives. They feel they have no power to change things and afraid of speaking out

  16. HUMAN RIGHTS Human Rights refers to the right of every person to be empowered economically, politically, culturally, and socially.

  17. Economic Disempowerment Occurs when people do not have equal opportunity to get a job because of their religion, ethnic background etc...

  18. Cultural Disempowerment Occurs when you are not allowed to practice your religion freely

  19. Political Disempowerment Occurs when you are not allowed to be involved in politics Ex.. Not allowed to vote

  20. Social Disempowerment Occurs when you are not given equal opportunity to obtain a job

  21. National Disempowerment Occurs when a country has no control over it’s own affairs Ex Soviet satellite states

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