CDM class:

Penser ta société- societal issues

Poverty, inequalities (race, sex, access to education, legislation of firearms)

Habiter le monde- world citizens

immigration, frontiers, cities

Construire un avenir commun- building a common future

politics, climate change

- Making hypotheses based on evidence

- Asking questions

Issues facing society in 2023:

ecology in general (climate change, echo-scepticism), discrimination (racism, sexism, homophobia /

transphobia), inequality (access to education), economic issues (inflation), religious extremism

War and conflicts (Ukraine)

Environment (climate change)
Rise of political extremism / religious extremism
Economic crisis / inflation
Women’s rights
Immigration
Social media → cyber bullying → depression in young people
Inequalities in access to education / health care
Slavery
Questions linked to AI and data security
Racism
Birth rates
Drug crisis
Transphobia / homophobia (minority rights)

What are the main issues facing society in 2023?

Article: What can affect an author to be biased:

• researcher's personal background

• Who is the public?
• What is the publication? → who owns it?
• Government in place, information available -in certain countries)
• Who is financing the research? (Big pharma, big food)
Hollywood (ecology) / US movies (psychology) (any topic)

law (worker’s rights)

influence (national, international)
technology
gender
sociology
education
economy
international affairs (war)
philosophy
politics
history
geography
religion
culture (arts)
linguistics

How are Hollywood movies an integral part of US children’s education?

How does a director’s psychology affect their artistic choices, movies or ideas?

What is the impact of the writers/producers strike in H. the law and the economy?