Social Studies 8
RW8.1
Analyze the social and environmental consequences of living in the Canadian mixed market economy based on consumerism.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) |
Investigate the goods and services produced in the local economy and the consumers of those goods and services (e.g., hospital, hairdressers, manufacturers, farmers, exporters). |
| (b) |
Categorize the producers of goods and services in the local economy as belonging to the public or private sector, and define the differences of the two groupings. |
| (c) |
Identify the purpose and characteristics of:
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| (d) |
Represent the characteristics of a mixed market economy including the roles of the producer, consumer, and government. |
| (e) |
Illustrate the elements of a mixed market economy present in the lives of students. |
| (f) |
Appraise the role of advertising in the mixed market economy. |
| (g) |
Determine the positive and negative social and environmental consequences for family, school, and community in the Canadian mixed market economy. |
| (h) |
Recognize the impact of living in situations in which assets are collectively or communally owned (e.g., First Nations, Hutterian communities). |
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