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Worldview ​

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Cegep1
Humanities
Word count
82 words
Reading time
1 minute

Perspective on life and the world originated from experience
Syn. mindset
Derived from German "Weltanschauung"

Informs one's views and opinions

Crosses geopolitical borders

Affected and shared by:

  • Generation (age)
  • Gender
  • Social class
  • Ethnicity
    • Indigenity
  • Culture
    • Language
  • Beliefs
    • Economics (neo-liberalism, etc.)
    • Nationalism
    • Religion / Science
  • Geography
    • Region
    • Climate

Purpose:

  • Promotes understanding
  • Self-knowledge: learning about a different worldview = learning about our own

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