Sub-Topic: 4 Ideologies about Work

Man's perception of work is centred on two ideologies, that is, capitalism and socialism. Capitalism embraces the beliefs of control, ownership and direction of production in the hands of private organisations while socialism emphasizes communal ownership of resources and that a fair world needs a classless society which man creates.

 

Methodology

  • Introduce the terms capitalism, socialism, and Marxism to the learners.
  • Help the learners to understand the three concepts of capitalism, socialism and Marxism by asking leading questions and guiding them to find the answers.
  • Give the learners necessary explanations that the concepts are based on.
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Ask learners to answer the following questions:

 

  • Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of :

(a) Capitalism

(b) Marxism.

  • Discuss the contribution of African socialism to reducing the gap between the rich and the poor in Africa.

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