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Grade 12, College Preparation
D1. TrendsandChallengesforIndividuals:demonstrateanunderstandingofdemographictrends related to the lives of individuals, and of the impact of social issues and challenges on individual development;
D2. Trends and Challenges in Intimate Relationships: demonstrate an understanding of demographic and social trends and issues related to intimate relationships, and of strategies for responding to challenges in those relationships;
D3. TrendsandChallengesintheFamilyandinParent-ChildRelationships:demonstratean understanding of demographic trends related to the family and to parent-child relationships, and of the impact of social issues and challenges on family development.
D1. Trends and Challenges for Individuals
D2. Trends and Challenges in Intimate Relationships
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9–12 | Social Sciences and Humanities
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
D1.1 describe recent demographic trends relating to the lives of individuals (e.g., trends related
to educational attainment, workforce participation, income, independent living, age at retirement, life expectancy, rates of cancer and other serious diseases)
Teacher prompt: “What is the life expectancy of males and females in Canada today? How does this compare to life expectancy twenty-five years ago?”
D1.2 explain the impact of current social
trends, issues, and challenges on individual development (e.g., with reference to electronic media, climate change, increased life expectancy, health care, education, economic changes, increased
urbanization)
Teacher prompt: “What impact does an increas­ ingly knowledge-based economy have on
the educational requirements for entry-level employment? What impact have these require­ ments had on the age at which individuals ‘launch’ from their family home?”
By the end of this course, students will:
D2.1 describe recent demographic trends relating to intimate relationships (e.g., with regard to ado­ lescent sexual activity; cohabitation, marriage, and divorce rates; same-sex marriage; delayed age of marriage; an increase in the number of people living independently; serial monogamy; an increase in arranged marriages)
Teacher prompts: “How has the divorce rate changed in Canada over the past twenty-five years?” “What changes in income do women tend to experience after divorce? How do they compare to changes in the income of divorced men?”
D2.2 explain the impact of current social trends, issues, and challenges on intimate relationships (e.g., with reference to electronic media, employ­ ment, health care, education, economic changes, the aging population, balancing work and family, an increase in the number of relationships between people of different faiths or ethnic backgrounds)
Teacher prompt: “How has the Internet changed dating practices in the West?”
D. TRENDS,ISSUES,ANDCHALLENGES OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
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