1.2 - Interdisciplinary Nature and Its Relevance
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Practice Questions
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Define interdisciplinarity in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about combining two or more subjects.
Why is a holistic understanding important?
💡 Hint: Consider how complex issues might be oversimplified if viewed through a single lens.
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What is interdisciplinarity?
💡 Hint: Think about how different subjects can complement each other.
True or False: A holistic understanding simplifies complex problems.
💡 Hint: Consider what it means to simplify versus fully understand an issue.
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Analyze a current global issue of your choice and outline an interdisciplinary approach to studying it, including specific disciplines that would contribute insights.
💡 Hint: Choose an issue that impacts various aspects of society.
Critique a well-known social problem, such as poverty or climate change, explaining how the lack of interdisciplinary analysis might lead to ineffective solutions.
💡 Hint: Consider programs that have failed and what dimensions they ignored.
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