3.6c - Opposition Parties Flashcards
Where did the Burkini Ban take place?
Cannes, France
In what year was the Burkini ban?
2016
Why was the burkini banned?
People wearing the burkini were fined for not wearing an outfit that respected good morals and secularism
Who suspended the ban?
The French court
What is culture?
It is a system of shared meanings shared by a group of people leading to a common influence
Give 2 reasons of how cultural change comes about?
1) It evolves as it is passed on from generation to generation
2) Influenced by other cultures
Name 5 cultural traits
Language, Food, Clothing, Religion and Traditions
What country has a closed door approach to migration/
Cambodia - during the Pol Pot years
–they stopped immigration altogether due to fears of cultural dilution
Name a country that is intolerant to religion?
Iran - they have lower levels of freedom for minority groups
Name a country that has internet censorship
China - prevents citizens from learning about other global viewpoints using online sources
What is assimilation?
It is the belief that minority traits should disappear as immigrants adopt host values
How is ‘citizenship’ testing implemented in the UK?
UK rules for migrants are becoming stricter in reaction to popular concerns over immigration
Give an example of pluralism in relation to the cultural continuum?
EU nations tolerate equal rights for all migrants to practice their religious and cultural beliefs
Give an example of hybridism
Positive view of American culture as organic or hybrid - it adopts and absorbs new migrant values
Give 2 reasons that can be used to argue that tension is inevitable between different cultures?
1) Younger members of the community are more exposed to internet/travel thus creating tension with elders
2) Political clash
