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Tolerating the Intolerable: Responses to Cultural Conflict

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Students examine how differences in culture affect people. In this cultural conflict lesson, students use the Internet to research specific incidents in history where conflict led to violence, then the class discuss possible solutions and complete a survey on how the situations might have been easily resolved.

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adversity, cultural awareness

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adversity, cultural conflicts, culture, social studies
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Grade
11th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Research

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