Social Studies 30-2 study guide
Social Studies 30-2 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Social Studies 30-2 Diploma Examination is part of Alberta's Grade 12 Diploma Examinations Program, administered under the province's Education ministry. According to the Government of Alberta, the program has three stated purposes: to certify the level of individual student achievement in selected Grade 12 courses, to ensure that provincewide standards of achievement are maintained, and to report individual and group results. The exam is intended for Grade 12 students completing the Social Studies 30-2 course, typically students who need the credential for a high school diploma or for post-secondary and workplace pathways. The exam is structured as a combination of multiple-choice items and written response, and its content is organized around four broad areas: ideology and the nature of ideologies; liberalism and its historical development; resistance to liberalism and alternative ideologies; and contemporary ideological issues and citizenship. The Social Studies 30-2 study guide has 4 sections and about 1,289 words.
01Ideology and the Nature of Ideologies
An ideology is an organized set of beliefs about how the world works and about how society should be arranged. In this course, ideologies are analyzed through four components: beliefs about human nature, beliefs about how society should be structured, interpretations of history, and a vision for the future.
363 words, about 2 min02Liberalism and Its Historical Development
Liberalism grew out of the breakdown of feudalism and the Enlightenment. Its core commitments are individual rights and freedoms, the rule of law, government by consent of the governed (the social contract), and limits on the power of rulers.
312 words, about 2 min03Resistance to Liberalism and Alternative Ideologies
Resistance usually grows from a perceived failure of liberal society: economic inequality, exploitation of workers, the erosion of community and tradition, cultural or religious loss, or a belief that individual freedoms undermine order. Resistance can be democratic - protests, strikes, elections - or violent; it can be ideological, religious, or cultural.
294 words, about 1 min04Contemporary Ideological Issues and Citizenship
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) protects fundamental freedoms (expression, religion, peaceful assembly), democratic rights, mobility rights, legal rights, and equality rights. Critically, these rights are not absolute .
320 words, about 2 min