unit 1

1. moral decline

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2. the changing nature of human relationships

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3. morality and politics

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4. marketization of society

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5. the influence of politics on the moral state of society

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6. decline of violence

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7. violence on TV and in the press

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8. meritocracy

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9. life becomes shopping

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10. age of selfishness

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11. market society

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12. social mobility

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13. ethics in politics

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14. family values in modern society

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15. surveillance capitalism

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16. tech and society

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17. slavery

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18. inequality

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19. income gap

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20. market triumphalism

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21. human contact is now a luxury good

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unit 2

22. eradication of poverty

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23. algorithmic bias

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24. outsourcing human responsibilities to machines

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25. sexism in the workplace

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26. generational stereotypes

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27. ageism

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28. xenophobia

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29. racial bigotry

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30. genocide

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31. elitism in education

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32. ableism in Russia

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33. social exclusion

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34. ethnic diversity vs hate crime

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35. glass ceiling

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36. ageism as an endemic problem in modern society

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37. ableism in education/employment

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38. what it takes to overcome prejudice

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39. affirmative action

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40. ageism vs efficiency

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41. discrimination vs survival of a people

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42. elitism

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43. ethnic diversity

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44. political correctness

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45. multiculturalism

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unit 3

46. what it means to be religious

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47. interfaith dialogue

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48. freedom of conscience

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49. religion and international conflict

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50. religion at school

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51. religion in the modern world

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52. renaissance of religion

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53. resurgence of religious intolerance

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54. science and religion

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55. social role of religion

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56. state and religion

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57. atheism

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58. the Golden Rule

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•  a claim of value  —  express opinion

e.g. institution of monarchy is an outdated relic incompatible with the 21st century democracy.

• a claim of solution (policy) —  express opinion

e.g. For BRICS to become a true global player, it needs a coherent policy on a number of issues.

• a claim of fact — a ‘for-and-against’ 

e.g. Developing tourist destinations in remote areas of Russia has significant benefits along with formidable challenges.

• a claim of comparison OR contrast

e.g. Overpopulaion and underpopulation have different causes and pose different challenges to national development.

• a claim of cause and effect

e.g. Financial and political instability exacerbates brain drain.