c. What are the relationships between social studies education and society?

The other day i read this interesting speech by foreign minister george yeo which drew analogy between the deviation that is happening in islam today with the mutation of good cells into malignant cells;the process of cancer formation. he talks about how cells were initially good before turning bad in the evolution of cancer and equates this to how the idea of muslim brotherhood started with good intentions has evolved into terror groups like the al-qaeda and JI. The speech goes on to say that despite chemotherapy ultimately the fight that has to place at the cellular level in the cancer treatment. the good cells will have to identify the bad cells and attack them. similarly chemotherapy in the form of clean ups performed in Afghanistan alone would not be enough to eradicate the problem of terrorism. like the good cells identifying and attacking the bad cells it is the religious leaders themselves who have to identify these religious extremists who justify their killings by claiming to save their religion which according to them is under threat.

likewise in social studies education it is necessary to educate the young so that they would be able to judge between right and wrong.they should be like the good cells who would be able to identify the undesirable elements not only in the religious fraternity but in society as well. social studies education would be able to fulfill this role and allow individuals to become not only better citizens but also better a person.