CURRICULUM CONNECTION: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

SOCIAL 30-1 Perspectives on Ideology

KEY ISSUE: To what extent should we embrace an ideology?
KEY OUTCOME: Students will understand, assess and respond to the complexities of ideology.

Related Issue 1: To what extent should ideology be the foundation of identity?
Related Outcome 1: Students will explore the relationship between identity and ideology.

• Is environmentalism a new form of ideology?
• What does that say about the important concepts relied on in environmental law?

Related Issue 2: To what extent is resistance to liberalism justified?
Related Outcome 2: Students will assess impacts of, and reactions to, principles of liberalism.

• Is resistance to liberalism echoed in environmental law concepts?
• How?

Related Issue 4: To what extent should my actions as a citizen be shaped by an ideology?
Related Outcome 4: Students will assess their rights, roles and responsibilities as citizens.

• Are my responsibilities for the environment affected by my ideology?