Ontario Grade 11 HSE3E Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice (Grade 11, Workplace Preparation)
Chapters: 4
1. A. Research and Inquiry Skills
A1 Exploring · A2 Investigating · A3 Processing Information · A4 Communicating and Reflecting
- Equity, Diversity and Social Justice: From Who We Are to What We Do – Identity has many parts (gender, age, language, faith, ability, income, ethnicity), and many are shaped by society's expectations; they overlap in each person (intersectionality). Stereotypes are fixed ideas about groups; bias and prejudice colour how we see people; acting on them is discrimination. Discrimination can be individual (one person's act) or systemic (rules, buildings and habits that keep groups out). Power and privilege are unearned advantages that vary by place and situation. Equality gives everyone the same; equity gives each what they need to reach the same goal. Social movements (votes for women, civil rights, anti-apartheid, Dalit rights, Indigenous rights) used marches, petitions, boycotts, courts and votes, and grew stronger through coalitions. Each of us can respect diversity: listen, check our bias, speak up as an ally, use inclusive language, and support fair policies like accessibility and anti-discrimination rules. Good inquiry (asking questions, checking sources, hearing many voices) helps us study these issues fairly.
2. B. Foundations
B1 The Social Construction of Identity · B2 Power Relations · B3 Social Awareness and Individual Action
- Equity, Diversity and Social Justice: From Who We Are to What We Do – Identity has many parts (gender, age, language, faith, ability, income, ethnicity), and many are shaped by society's expectations; they overlap in each person (intersectionality). Stereotypes are fixed ideas about groups; bias and prejudice colour how we see people; acting on them is discrimination. Discrimination can be individual (one person's act) or systemic (rules, buildings and habits that keep groups out). Power and privilege are unearned advantages that vary by place and situation. Equality gives everyone the same; equity gives each what they need to reach the same goal. Social movements (votes for women, civil rights, anti-apartheid, Dalit rights, Indigenous rights) used marches, petitions, boycotts, courts and votes, and grew stronger through coalitions. Each of us can respect diversity: listen, check our bias, speak up as an ally, use inclusive language, and support fair policies like accessibility and anti-discrimination rules. Good inquiry (asking questions, checking sources, hearing many voices) helps us study these issues fairly.
- Environmental Stewardship: Caring for the Planet as We Use Technology – Environmental stewardship means using the Earth's resources carefully so they last, and fixing harm where we can. Every product, from a phone to a hospital machine, has a life cycle: raw materials, making, transport, use and end of life. Each stage uses energy and makes waste. Good stewards keep products longer, choose efficient machines, follow the waste hierarchy (refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, then dispose), send e-waste to proper recyclers and support laws and company practices that protect nature. Technology can harm the environment, but it can also help: solar panels, LEDs and smart sensors cut waste.
3. C. Equity, Social Justice and Change
C1 Ethnocultural Diversity in Canada · C2 Equity and Social Justice in Canada · C3 Social Activism
- Equity, Diversity and Social Justice: From Who We Are to What We Do – Identity has many parts (gender, age, language, faith, ability, income, ethnicity), and many are shaped by society's expectations; they overlap in each person (intersectionality). Stereotypes are fixed ideas about groups; bias and prejudice colour how we see people; acting on them is discrimination. Discrimination can be individual (one person's act) or systemic (rules, buildings and habits that keep groups out). Power and privilege are unearned advantages that vary by place and situation. Equality gives everyone the same; equity gives each what they need to reach the same goal. Social movements (votes for women, civil rights, anti-apartheid, Dalit rights, Indigenous rights) used marches, petitions, boycotts, courts and votes, and grew stronger through coalitions. Each of us can respect diversity: listen, check our bias, speak up as an ally, use inclusive language, and support fair policies like accessibility and anti-discrimination rules. Good inquiry (asking questions, checking sources, hearing many voices) helps us study these issues fairly.
4. D. Promoting Equity and Social Justice
D1 Respecting Diversity · D2 Human Rights, Equity, and Antidiscrimination · D3 Social Action and Personal Engagement
- Equity, Diversity and Social Justice: From Who We Are to What We Do – Identity has many parts (gender, age, language, faith, ability, income, ethnicity), and many are shaped by society's expectations; they overlap in each person (intersectionality). Stereotypes are fixed ideas about groups; bias and prejudice colour how we see people; acting on them is discrimination. Discrimination can be individual (one person's act) or systemic (rules, buildings and habits that keep groups out). Power and privilege are unearned advantages that vary by place and situation. Equality gives everyone the same; equity gives each what they need to reach the same goal. Social movements (votes for women, civil rights, anti-apartheid, Dalit rights, Indigenous rights) used marches, petitions, boycotts, courts and votes, and grew stronger through coalitions. Each of us can respect diversity: listen, check our bias, speak up as an ally, use inclusive language, and support fair policies like accessibility and anti-discrimination rules. Good inquiry (asking questions, checking sources, hearing many voices) helps us study these issues fairly.
- Human Rights: Meaning, History, Types and Protection – Human rights are the basic freedoms and protections that belong to every person because they are human. They are universal, inalienable, indivisible and rooted in dignity. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) set a common standard, later made binding through treaties. Rights are protected by constitutions, courts, commissions, the UN and civil society, and they can be limited only by fair laws that protect others.