UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society - Assignment Help

1.        Questions 1 & 2

From the Unit Outline: “Describe how the CST principles of human dignity and the common good, respectively, balance the importance of individual persons with the importance of communities” & “Describe the ways the CST principles of human dignity and the common good, comparatively, support and inform each other”

Key research:

1. Lisa Sowle Cahill, “Catholic Social Teaching,” in The Cambridge Companion to Christian Political Theology, Craig Hovey and Elizabeth Phillips (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015) 67–87
2. Motsamai Molefe, “Ubuntu and Development: An African Conception of Development,” Africa Today 66 (2019) 96–115

Individuals/communities research: 2 (secondary, from LEO, e.g., videos, articles) resources – e.g.,

1. from Book 2, Page 2, Australian Catholic University, “Affirming Dignity” (duration 2:13)
2. and, from Book 4, Page 2, Cuthbeth Tagwirei, “The nucleation of ubuntu discourse,” African identities 18 (2020) 392–406

Structure idea: 4 shorter paragraphs, with clear focuses – e.g.,

1. 150 words covering human dignity
2. 150 words covering the common good
3. 150 words situating both principles in relation to Catholic social thought
4. 150 words situating both principles in relation to ubuntu

Additional tips: define the principles carefully, interact with ideas and sources critically, and avoid repeating yourself

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2.       Questions 3 & 4

From the Unit Outline: “Explain how the CST principles of human dignity and the common good are relevant to key themes or ideas in your course of study” & “Explain how the CST principles of preferential option for the poor and promotion of peace are relevant to key themes or ideas in your course of study”

Identify course of study: e.g.,

1. “I am currently undertaking a Bachelor of Commerce with the Faculty of Law and Business”
2. or, “I am currently undertaking a Bachelor of Midwifery with the Faculty of Health Sciences”

Faculty-specific research: 1 resource – e.g.,

1. if you’re studying in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, Pia Matthews, “Being Disabled and Disability Theology: Insights from and for Catholic Social Teaching,” Journal of Catholic Social Thought 16 (2019) 295– 317
2. or, if you’re studying with the Faculty of Education and Arts, the Australian Government’s Department of

Education, Skills and Employment

Structure idea: 2 longer paragraphs, with clear focuses – e.g.,

1. 300 words introducing your course – emphasis on course here
2. 300 words connecting your course to the new CST principles – emphasis on new principles here

Additional tips: for connections with questions 1 & 2, try condensing and alluding to key points from

1. at least 1 element in Module 2 ubuntu resource
2. at least 1 element in the set Molefe text