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What does cultural change mean for me?

  1. Choose one (or more) aspects of your life (eg. family, community, beliefs) that you examined in your Culturegram.

  2. On your own, without talking to anyone else THINK about:

    • How change in your culture might have affected, and be affecting, your life;
    • Some of the short and long term consequences of this change for you, eg. what you may have lost or gained because of these changes;
    • What you might like to change back;
    • The impact of these changes on your identity;
    • How these changes affect your relationships with older people in your culture.

    You have five minutes to think, and to record your ideas, thoughts and feelings.

  3. Now, turn to your partner and in your PAIR compare ideas.

    You have five minutes to discuss your thoughts, feelings and ideas and add them to your list.

  4. Next, join another pair to form a small group and SHARE your combined thoughts, feelings and ideas.

  5. Each group identifies three to four ideas about the effects of cultural change on individuals like themselves that it wishes to present to the class as a whole.

  6. Prepare a poster or board summary and present your findings to your class.




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