Starter 10.10: Knowing what you know about liberals and conservatives, what do you think are the moral values driving each side of the political aisle?
The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives (TED Talk, Jonathan Haidt 2008)
- During the talk, jot down 3-5 interesting insights, quotes, questions, or new ideas that make you think.
GROUP WORK
Work in groups to answer the following. Be prepared to share your group’s thoughts with the whole class.
- Share the thoughts that you wrote down during the talk with each other.
- What questions/confusions did you have?
- What is the advice that Haidt gives us at the end of his talk that is applicable to the project?
- How do we see Haidt’s ideas about the moral values manifest on both sides of the issues? Use the frameworks (harm/care, fairness/reciprocity, in-group/loyalty, authority/respect, purity/sanctity) and any other ideas from the talk to explain the issue through the lens of moral psychology.
- Group 1: Immigration
- Group 2: Same-Sex Marriage (and/or religious liberty)
- Group 3: Criminal Justice
- Group 4: Gun control/Gun rights
- Group 5: Foreign policy/National Security
Journal 10.10: How can this knowledge help us better understand people who are ideologically different than we are? How could it help us find compromise in US politics?
WORK TIME
Where do the parties stand? (due Friday)
Choose your topic! Brainstorm Part 1 (see project description, page 2). Topic Brainstorm