Communities & Identities

Question 1

Name different communities in the UK

Answer 1

Christian, Muslim, Islington, EGA School, Afro - Caribbean, White British

Question 2

Definition of a multicultural community

Answer 2

A community made up of people from many different cultural or ethnic groups

Question 3

Definition of ethnic minority

Answer 3

A small group of people in a country e.g Indians in Britain

Question 4

Ethnic groups in the UK

Answer 4

White, Black Carribbean, Black African, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese

Question 5

What does it mean to be British

Answer 5

Shared culture, shared history, language, having a passport, having rights, common habits, geographical boundary

Question 6

Definition of Immigration

Answer 6

Moving to another country to live there

Question 7

Definition of emigration

Answer 7

Leaving your homeland to live in another country

Question 8

Definition of tolerance

Answer 8

Open-mindedness and accepting others

Question 9

Definition of a minority

Answer 9

A small part of a larger group of people

Question 10

Why did Jews come to Britain

Answer 10

Jews have been here for hundreds of years. In the 1930s and 40s they cave to escape persecution in East Europe

Question 11

Why did Africans, Asians and Carribbeans come to Britain

Answer 11

They already belonged to Britain as Britain had taken over their countries. They came here to provide manual and semi skilled work in the 1950s as there was a shortage in Britain

Question 12

Why did Polish people came to Britain

Answer 12

They came to escape Nazi Germany in the 1940s

Question 13

Benefits of living in a multicultural society

Answer 13

Bring in a lot of money (immigrants contribute £5 billion to the economy)
23% of Britain’s doctors were born overseas
New food e.g. Chinese
New skills and ideas in art, music, sport, dance and literature

Question 14

Definition of identity

Answer 14

Who or what someone is

Question 15

What identities do people in communities share

Answer 15

Race, religion, food, background, culture, dress and language

Question 16

Definition of dual heritage

Answer 16

People with parents who have different backgrounds

Question 17

How can mixing of races and nationalities cause problems

Answer 17

Some people are racist and want to keep communities apart

Question 18

Definition of prejudice

Answer 18

Thinking unfairly of a group of people

Question 19

Definition of discrimination

Answer 19

Treating people unfairly because if their race/gender/religion/ body

Question 20

Definition of persecution

Answer 20

Making people suffer because of their race/gender/ religion/ body

Question 21

Causes of racism and discrimination

Answer 21

Insecurities 
Bad experiences
Fear
Upbringing 
Ignorance

Question 22

Issues in Northern Ireland

Answer 22

Most Protestants want to remain part of the UK whilst most Catholics want to be part of The Republic of Ireland. There is a lot of mistrust between the 2 communities

Question 23

Is discrimination illegal

Answer 23

Yes. There are 3 anti-discrimination laws

Question 24

Sex discrimination act

Answer 24

Stops women from being treated unfairly

Question 25

The race relations act

Answer 25

Makes it an offence to treat a person differently because of their race, colour, nationality or origin

Question 26

The Disability Discrimination act

Answer 26

This means that services should be available for disabled people e.g. Cinemas must have wheelchair ramps, deaf people should be given a videophone at work.

Question 27

What happens if a person is discriminated against

Answer 27

They can go to court and are entitled to compensation

Question 28

Definition of community

Answer 28

A group of people who share common interests and values