Influences On Laws

Question 0

Cultural influences

Answer 0

As Australia is a multicultural society, laws have been made to adapt and ensure justice between the different cultural groups eg.

• Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth)

Question 1

Social influences

Answer 1

As society changes, so does society’s standards which calls for the changing of laws eg.

• Considerable pressure was placed on governments by women who were protesting against discrimination which resulted in the introduction of legislation such as Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth)

Question 2

Moral influences

Answer 2

Moral influences are created by a humans belief in what is right or wrong. Our moral beliefs are moulded by different factors including our parents, religious beliefs, education and our peers eg.

• if you saw someone breaking into a house, it’s morally right to report the incident