Week 12 (Post Break) Aril 8th to April 12th

This week we will complete a number of things before Friday's Junior Day of Service

Please refer to this Glossary for key terms (See below):
http://www.catholicsocialteaching.org.uk/principles/glossary/

1. Discuss questions related to The True Cost (in particular Part III) in conjunction with Chapter 4 of your course text.

2.  Speak about the four areas on Work and Workers Rights as it relates to Catholic Social Teaching:

  • Work and just wages are basic human rights
  • Work is how we express ourselves and participate in the creativity of God
  • Workers have the right to participate in economic decision-making
  • Work as a way to contributing to the common good


3. Address economic systems of capitalism, socialism and communism as it related work and human dignity.

4. Meet in Praxis Groups and submit formal proposal for interviews (No later than Wednesday)

5. Short Objective Test. Thursday, Day 4 on key terms and questions related to Chapters 4, 8 and the film The True Cost:

capitalism (consumer capitalism, unfettered capitalism), communism, common good, competition (conflict), consumerism, culture (the role of), Economic Globalization, Economic Justice for All, fair (just) living wage, fair trade, free trade, integral human development,  Laborem Exercens, socialism, solidarity, subsidiarity, survival rights, sustainability (ecological), thrival rights -
Facts about fast fashion (See Part II of packet on The True Cost)

Monday, April 8th

Prayer - Lebanon

Opening Discussion - Jean Vanier on Becoming Human
Pope Francis "Throw Away culture"
Discussion of film - Part II of packet

Assignment: Look up key terms along with Laudato Si as found on last pages of the The True Cost packet (Part III & IV)

Tuesday, April 9th

Return of Annotated Bibliographies & Chapter 8 Questions

Review of key terms from homework

Beginning of our look at Capitalism, Communism, Socialism


Pope Francis and the Dangers of Consumerism




World Stage (1872 - 1899) - Philadelphia: The Great Experiment - Story of John Wanamaker

(first four minutes of video)

A Look at Economic Justice for All - Handout


Wednesday, April 10th


A Brief Introduction to Marxism




Handout 

Communism vs. Socialism: What's The Difference? | NowThis World









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