Standard 10 : Sociocultural Context Domain/Social Interactions



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General Information

Number: SS.912.P.10
Title: Sociocultural Context Domain/Social Interactions
Type: Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Psychology

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SS.912.P.10.1: Define culture and diversity.
SS.912.P.10.2: Identify how cultures change over time and vary within nations and internationally.
SS.912.P.10.3: Discuss the relationship between culture and conceptions of self and identity.
SS.912.P.10.4: Discuss psychological research examining race and ethnicity.
SS.912.P.10.5: Discuss psychological research examining socioeconomic status.
SS.912.P.10.6: Discuss how privilege and social power structures relate to stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination.
SS.912.P.10.7: Discuss psychological research examining gender similarities and differences and the impact of gender discrimination.
SS.912.P.10.8: Discuss the psychological research on gender and how the roles of women and men in societies are perceived.
SS.912.P.10.9: Examine how perspectives affect stereotypes and treatment of minority and majority groups in society.
SS.912.P.10.10: Discuss psychological research examining differences in individual cognitive and physical abilities.
SS.912.P.10.11: Examine societal treatment of people with disabilities and the effect of treatment by others on individual identity/status.


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Lesson Plan

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What About Me? :

In this lesson, students will learn about how the U.S. Constitution safeguards the rights of all citizens by looking at the history of rights for individuals with disabilities in the United States.  Students will examine the 14th Amendment, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and their role in shaping societal treatment of people with disabilities and their treatment by others. Students will analyze court cases related to various disabilities and discrimination in the United States, determining how these court cases and clarification of the law helped to shape society’s sentiments regarding individuals with disabilities. Students will create a public service announcement regarding their court case analysis, using the public service announcement to create awareness.