This unit begins with an investigation as to how societies organize themselves to fulfil their members’ needs. Within Canadian society, many cultural traditions exist and interact. The Aboriginal and European worldviews have both significantly impacted on Canada. Each of the worldviews has a distinctive way of looking at reality and creating a context for living. The unit will investigate the Iroquoian Confederacy and seventeenth century France to illustrate social organization in traditional Aboriginal and European societies.

Possible Questions for Deeper Understanding

• How do tensions arise between the rights of the individual and rights of the group?
• What types of organizations are created by humans to meet their needs and wants?
• What areas of life are appropriate for society to control through norms, penalties, and rewards?
• Should some people be given the same access to power and privileges or should some people be given more power and privilege than others? (Ex. Men or women, race, rich or poor, etc.)
• Is order or freedom more beneficial to a society?
• Is the use of force ever justified in a conflict over social change?

Unit 1, Part 1 Exam will be after the sections above.

Unit 1, Part 2 Exam will be after Section 5 above.