Women and Empowerment: Part II. A Simulation for the Middle School Social Studies Curriculum.

Sommers, Meredith

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ERIC Number: EJ495568

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300

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Women and Empowerment: Part II. A Simulation for the Middle School Social Studies Curriculum.

Sommers, Meredith

Social Studies and the Young Learner, v7 n1 ps5-7 Sep-Oct 1994

Maintains that, as socioeconomic systems fail to address inequity, the power and wealth of the rich increase at the expense of the poor. Discusses social inequities and violations of human rights in Guatemalan society. Describes a simulation based on Guatemalan textile factories. (CFR)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Employed Women, Empowerment, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades, International Education, Labor Problems, Latin American Culture, Simulation, Social Problems, Social Stratification, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, War

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Guatemala

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