1. “A leopard cannot change its spots.

” Do you think this proverb applies to Chileans

when dealing with sexism? Explain your position and provide examples.

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. (2018). Committee on

the Elimination of Discrimination against Women examines the report of Chile
. (Report. No 7). The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2018/02/committee-elimination-
discrimination-against-women-examines-report-chile

Flores, B., Reyes-Householder, C., Jiménez-Moya, G., Garcia, C. (2023). Knitting Routes:
Perspectives for a gender-equal Chile. Fondo de Cultura Económica.
https://fondodeculturaeconomica.cl/products/tejiendo-rutas-perspectivas-para-un-
chile-con-equidad-de-genero

2. Why are there social norms and expectations? Are they beneficial? What are the
reasons why most people conform to social norms? Explain and provide examples.

Gavrilets, S., & Richerson, P. (2017). Collective action and the evolution of social
norm internalization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(23).
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1703857114

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund. (2021). Defining Social
Norms and Related Concepts. UNICEF.
https://www.unicef.org/media/111061/file/Social-norms-definitions-2021.pdf

3. Are demonstrations the only strategy that people under age 21 have to make changes
in laws or policies on issues they care about? Explain your position and provide
examples.

Anderson, M., Vogels, E., Perrin, A., & Rainie, L. (2022). Connection, Creativity and
Drama: Teen Life on Social Media in 2022. Pew Research Center.
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2022/11/16/connection-creativity-and-drama-
teen-life-on-social-media-in-2022/

Kaur, H. (2019, December 31). 10 petitions that made the biggest impact this decade. Cable
News Network (CNN). https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/22/us/top-petitions-decade-
change-trnd/index.html

4. Is healthcare a human rights issue in Chile? Explain your position and provide
examples
 Goic G, Alejandro. (2015). The Chilean healthcare system: A task ahead. Revista
médica de Chile, 143(6), 774-786. https://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?
script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872015000600011

Ministerio de Salud: Gobierno de Chile. (2022). Lista de Espera No GES, Garantías

de Oportunidad GES Retrasadas y Análisis. Epidemiológico y Causas de Muerte de
Personas Fallecidas estando en lista de espera No GES. https://www.minsal.cl/wp-
content/uploads/2021/05/ORD-495-09-02-2022.pdf

World Health Organization. (2022, December 10). Human Rights. WHO.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/human-rights-and-health

5. In Chile, around 75% of the people are overweight. Refer to the origins and
implications of this situation. Does body positivity contribute to the problem or is it part
of the solution? Explain your position and provide examples.

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. (2013). Genes and Obesity.
https://www.cdc.gov/genomics/resources/diseases/obesity/obesedit.htm#:~:text=The
%20most%20commonly%20implicated%20gene,of%20consistent%20overeating
%20(hyperphagia).

Chilean Ministry of Social Development and Family. (2023, July 8). “Vida Sana y
Obesidad”. MDSF.
https://www.desarrollosocialyfamilia.gob.cl/programas-sociales/ninez/vida-sana-y-
obesidad

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (2019). Chile: A

Healthier Tomorrow. https://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/OECD-Reviews-
of-Public-Health-Chile-Assessment-and-recommendations.pdf

6. Should Chilean Health insurance cover addiction treatment in Chile? Explain your
position.

Lautieri, A. (2023). Is Addiction a Disease or a Choice? American Addiction Center.

https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/is-drug-addiction-a-disease

National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2023, July 7). Índices de muertes por sobredosis.
https://nida.nih.gov/es/areas-de-investigacion/las-tendencias-y-estadisticas/indices-de-
muertes-por-sobredosis#:~:text=De%202017%20a%202019%2C%20el,con
%20receta%20ascendi%C3%B3%20a%2016.706.
World Health Organization. (2023). Disease. https://www.who.int/home/search?
indexCatalogue=genericsearchindex1&searchQuery=disease&wordsMode=AnyWord