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American Value System

American Value System. Traditional American Values. Robin M. Williams: -His study? -His values of American way of life? Personal Achievement: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? Individualism: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? -Negative view?

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American Value System

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  1. American Value System

  2. Traditional American Values Robin M. Williams: -His study? -His values of American way of life? Personal Achievement: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? Individualism: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? -Negative view? -Your opinion? Work: -Beliefs/Views? -Your Example? -How do you view people that don’t work? Morality and Humanitarianism: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? Efficiency and Practicality: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? Progress and Material Comfort: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? Equality and Democracy: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? Freedom: -Beliefs/Values? -Your Example? Other Core Values: -Continuous Values? -James M. Henslin core values: 1.) Name? Views? 2.) Name? Views? 3.) Name? Views?

  3. OTB: American Values in Society Analyze the core values of American society. Which core value do you think is the most important to American Society in order to survive and prosper? Which core value do you think is least important to American Society in order to survive and prosper? -Must explain two reasons in each of your choices.

  4. Changing Values in America Three new values in America? -Explain their views/beliefs? -Your example? Explain the concept of self-fulfillment? -Examples? Christopher Lasch:(Job?) a.) Book? b.) His belief/view on self-fulfillment? Daniel Bell:(Job?) a.) His belief/view? Daniel Yankelovich: a.) Jobs? b.) Belief/Views? c.) Changes in self-fulfillment? New value started in 1990’s? -Views? -Stats? -Why was this core value created? *Do you think this value is important? Why?

  5. Social Control Internalization: Concept? Examples? Sanctions: Concept? Four Types of Sanctions Positive Sanctions: a.) Concept? b.) Parents? c.) Teachers? c.) Employers? d.) Sports? Negative Sanctions: a.) Concept? b.) Use of threats? c.) Examples of negative sanctions? Formal Sanctions: a.)Concept? b.) Examples of negative formal sanctions? c.) Ex. Of positive formal sanctions? Informal Sanctions: a.) Concept? b.) Examples of negative informal sanctions? c.) Ex. Of positive informal sanctions? d.) Which age group effected the most? Why? Social Control: Concept? Agencies to control society? Why is social control so important for the survival of a society? Explain?

  6. OTB: Capital Punishment • Should America continue with the sanction of capital punishment(death penalty)? • Yes: Explain the pro’s of capital punishment in the United States.(Economy, Social Structure, Government, Religion, etc…) -Explain the con’s without capital punishment. • No: Explain the con’s of capital punishment in the United States. -Explain the pro’s of getting rid of capital punishment. **Be able to dispute the ideas of your opponent**

  7. Social Change

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