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2.5 Diversity and interpersonal relationships

Social Studies · Grade 7 · 4 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Meaning of human diversity
  • Factors that determine human diversity in society
  • Desirable and undesirable personality attributes
  • Interpersonal skills that enhance healthy interactions in a multicultural society
  • Components of human identity in a multicultural society
  • Importance of building healthy relationships in a multicultural society

What you will be able to do

  • identify factors that determine human diversity in the society
  • explain interpersonal skills that enhance healthy interactions in a multicultural society
  • classify the desirable and undesirable personality attributes
  • appreciate the importance of building healthy relationships in a multicultural society

Key questions

“How do varied personalities shape society?”

“Why is respect and appreciation of diversity crucial for social cohesion?”

Lessons

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  1. What makes people diverse?
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    The meaning of human diversity and the factors that determine it in Kenyan society, including a Grade 7 classroom.
  2. Desirable and undesirable attributes
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Classifying personality attributes, debating how varied personalities shape society, and practising self-awareness without putting a classmate on trial.
  3. Skills for multicultural interaction
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Effective communication, negotiation, assertiveness and empathy as interpersonal skills, with a resource person and identity research.
  4. Healthy relationships and cohesion
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Why respect and appreciation of diversity are crucial for social cohesion, and role-playing healthy relationships in a multicultural class.