Chapter 2 - Rights + Responsibilities Flashcards
What are the 5 levels of Maslow’s pyramid?
Survival need Safety, security and protection need Love and belonging needs Esteem needs Development needs
What are needs?
- things humans require
- necessary fro survival
What are wants?
- things we desire
- not necessary for survival
What are human rights?
Freedoms that enable individuals to have their need met and to develop fully as human beings
What is the UDHR?
- universal declaration of human rights
- sets out rights every person is entitled to
- issued by UN, 1948
- formal statement, not legally binding
Name an event concerning children’s rights
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
What are the four categories of children’s rights?
Survival rights
Participation rights
Protection rights
Development rights
Name some rights and responsibilities of Irish citizens
Own a passport
Own property
Vote
Marriage
Pay taxes
Obey the law
Respect rights of others
Don’t litter
What information do Citizen Information Centres provide?
- social welfare
- housing
- family law
- taxation
- consumer law
- government departments
- info for refugees and asylum seekers
Name an organisation that protects human rights
Amnesty International
What do Amnesty International do?
- promote awareness of human rights issues
- campaign against human rights abuses
Name some human rights activists
Bono
Nelson Mandela
Mary Robinson
Fr. Peter McVerry
Name practices that deny animal rights
Fur trade
Medical experiments
Cosmetic testing
Hunting
What is animal welfare?
Looking after domestics pets and caring for the so they can live healthy lives
Name some organisations that promote animal welfare
ISPCA
Compassion in World Farming
PETA
Irish Seal Sanctuary
