man as a social being

• Maatschappijleer
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

man as a social being

social beings

• need contact with others
• people are social, you can see that from the ties you have with others
• social cohesion: people feel they belong together
  

personal relationships

personal relationships are based on feelings of love or friendship

you have personal relationships with family, friens or your partner

functional relationships

• based on obligations and agreements
• are also called business relationship
• you have a functional relation with your teacher, boss or trainer
• you also have a functional relationship with your parents, as they are responsible for you
  

love, friendship and sex

• in a love relationship, intimicy ans sex also play a role
• the way in wich people think about sex is calledbsexual morality
• upbringing, religion, time and place determine sexual morality
  

double standards

sometimes there is a double standard: boys and girls have different standards when it comes to sex.

e.g. a boy can have lots of different girlfriends, but a girl can't

power relations

There are power differences in functional relationships.
Usually one has to obey the other
There are also power differences in personal relationships: for example, you have to listen to your parents.
Power differences can also arise in a love relationship, for example due to a large age difference. Therefore, a relationship between an adult and anyone under the age of 16 is prohibited.

Social cohesion means:

1. All humans are social animals
2. Feeling that people belong together
3. Men get a different judgment than women
4. Groups of people who hate each other

Who do you have a functional relationship with?

1. your sister
2. your brother
3. your friends
4. your parents

Who do you have a personal relationship with?

1. your mother
2. the police
3. your teacher
4. the garbageman

What three factors does sexual morality depend on?

Give an example of someone with whom you have a power difference

What do you know/can you do after this lesson?

• you can explain why man is a social being.

•     You know the difference between functional and personal relationships. And can explain that some relationships fall into both categories.

•     You know that there are power differences in relationships and you can name them.

•     You are familiar with the concepts of social cohesion, sexual morality and double morality.