Essential Questions:
1. Pride, Prejudice, & First Impressions
● Do we misperceive/misjudge people--regardless of their status--and is that prejudice?
● How do we work to overcome our pride and our prejudices? Is it necessary to discard our pride and prejudices in order to strive for equality?
● How can we influence others to change their prejudices?
2. Courtship, Marriage & Relationships
● How do the expectations of our gender influence our interactions with others?
● What does it mean to be independent--as a woman/man? What does it mean to be successful as a woman/man? How has the definition of success changed over time?
● Why is it important to have various types of relationships in our lives? How do our relationships with others affect our worth?
3. Civility, Manners, & Social Class
● How do social class and financial expectations affect our judgments?
● Have we been taught to classify people in society? In what ways? Why were we taught this? Is it productive to classify people in this way?
● Why is it important to recognize the need for manners and civility in our interactions with others?
Content Goals:
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