Paper-2 miss cousins Flashcards
When was the human rights act (HRA) passed
The human rights act was passed in 1998 and came to effect in 2000
What are British values
The British values are democracy rule of law individual liberty and tolerance
What are rights
Rights are the legal binding of social and ethical entitlements that are considered the building blocks of society
What are morals
Morals are the rules that govern which actions are believed to be right and wrong
What are duties/responsibilities
Duties/responsibilities relate to those responsibilities placed upon its citizens by a society
What are freedoms
Freedoms are the power or right to speak and act or think as one wants
What does equality mean
Equality is where all individuals are treated equally
Give an example of a right and define it
The right to freedom of speech means that you can say anything as long as it doesn’t provoke violence in others
Give an example of a duty
An example of a duty is paying taxes as this is not optional and is enforced by law
Give an example of an act that lead to a more equal society
The Equality Acts in 2006 and 2010 lead to women being more equal to men
What is the difference between identity and group identity
Identity is the characteristics that define a individual and a group identity is the identity of being associated with a group
Give three factors that may change your identity
All the factors that may change your identity are gender, education, race, employment, family, peer group, ethnic group, location, social class, culture, religion, media
As long three are said than it is correct
Give two factors that may overlap your group identity and individual identity
Employment, peer group, religion
What is immigration
Immigration is where people are moving TO a certain place
What is emigration
Emigration is where people are moving AWAY from a certain place
What is net migration
Net migration is the difference between those leaving and arriving in a certain place
What did David Cameron say that immigrants should be able to do in order to be in the UK
He said they should speak English
What did David Cameron bring into British schools
He brought in Britishness classes and said that British history had to be taught till GCSEs
What was the first option of the future path of multiculturalism
The first option was ethnic groups should integrate into society and they begin to influence the dominant culture and eventually the culture evolves
What does multiple identity mean and give an example
Multiple identity is where a person may adopt an identity based on different events. For example a Arsenal fan that grew up in France will support Arsenal against Lyon but France against England as that is where they are from
What was the highest percentage of the survey that was done to see what was important to be British
It was to speak English and 95% thought that this was needed
What is traditional media
Traditional media is the printed format such as newspapers and magazines and now includes radio and TV
What is new media
New media consists of internet related means of communication. New media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content at anytime anywhere
What is e-media
E-media is all forms of media that use an electronic device. E stands for electronic
