Need HELP for an essay question- Egalitarianism (1 Viewer)

[tammy.mimi]

I need to produce an ESSAY PLAN first and this is the essay question:

Egalitarianism is generally considered a founding principle of Australian national identity. To what extent does this accurately reflect Australian society today?

(1) This plan should indicate the structure of the essay
(Introduction, body, conclusion)
(2) Include the major ideas that will be writing about in the essay

Can anyone explain what should I do or prepare for this essay question?
The tutor really didn’t explain much at class!
Any ideas of Egalitarianism?

 

[Silver Persian]

Well, you probably need to answer the question 'equality of what' - because this is going to have a huge impact upon what your answer to the Q will be. The three major 'types' of equality you could look at (that I can think of) are:

-equality of opportunity
-equality of civil and political rights
-equality of outcome

You might want to look at all three and talk about differing understandings of the term 'egalitarianism', or pick one and run with it in more detail.