Cluster Standards
This cluster includes the following benchmarks.
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- SS.912.S.8.1 : Describe traditions, roles, and expectations necessary for a community to continue.
- SS.912.S.8.2 : Describe how collective behavior (working in groups) can influence and change society. Use historical and contemporary examples to define collective behavior.
- SS.912.S.8.3 : Discuss theories that attempt to explain collective behavior.
- SS.912.S.8.4 : Define a social issue to be analyzed.
- SS.912.S.8.5 : Examine factors that could lead to the breakdown and disruption of an existing community.
- SS.912.S.8.6 : Discuss the impact of leaders of different social movements.
- SS.912.S.8.7 : Define propaganda and discuss the methods of propaganda and discuss the methods of propaganda used to influence social behavior.
- SS.912.S.8.8 : Discuss both the benefits and social costs of collective behavior in society.
- SS.912.S.8.9 : Identify a community social problem and discuss appropriate actions to address the problem.
- SS.912.S.8.10 : Investigate how incorrect communications, such as rumors or gossip, can influence group behavior.