Social Issues

Grade 10 English
OSocial issues are those which
affect the human society as a
whole. These issues pertain to
human behavior, including
government policies, religious
conflicts, gender inequalities,
economic disparities, etc.
 List of Social Issues in Today's
Society
O Global warming Terrorism
O Drug abuse Gender issue
O Abortion Eating disorder
O Misuse of social networking Anxiety/stress
O Homophobia
O Poverty
O Women’s rights
O Religion-based discrimination
O Unemployment
O Civil rights
O Obesity
 Link with The Giver

O What are the social issues faced in the

book The Giver?
 Social Power
O Who in our society has power?
O Who has priority? Provide an example.
O Who creates rules and who directs
them?
O Do all citizen obey the rules?
O What happens if someone disobey?
 Link to The Giver
O Who in the society has the power?
O How is the society controlled?
O What happens when they break the
rules?
 The importance of being
important
O In a society, social power seems to have an
importance.
O Defined as being able to influence or
control the behavior of people.
O People who have more social status tend to
have more privileges.
O They have better jobs, better positions,
better opportunities.
O Who do you think has social power?
Oh no! A bomb alert!
 We have a MISSION
O We have been alerted that WE must take
COVER!
O FIND A SHELTER, NOW!
O Our classroom is our shelter.
O It has enough place to hold the class and
8 more people.
O 13 additional people need a spot in our
shelter.
O WHO do we take?
O Let’s find out…
Reflection on the Activity
O Is your first list different from the
second list?
O Why are we influenced by others?
O How do we come up
Do you agree?