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Religion And Community Cohesion Flashcards

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What is discrimination

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Treating people less favourably because of their ethnic/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class

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What is an ethnic minority?

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A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group

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What is an interfaith marriage

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Marriage where husband and wife are from different religions

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What is a multi ethnic society?

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Many different races and cultures living together in one society

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What is a multi faith society?

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Many different religions living together in one society

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What is prejudice?

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Believing some people are inferior/ superior without even knowing them

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What is racial harmony

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Different races living together happily

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What is racism

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The belief that some races are superior to others

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What is religious freedom?

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The right to practice your religion and change your religion

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What is religious pluralism

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Accepting all religions as having an equal right to co exist

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What is sexism

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Discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female) - just like how Eleanor is inferior to me - ha you laughed

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How have attitudes to women changed?

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  • can now own property separate to their husband
  • can now vote in elections and become MP’s
  • Receive same pay as men for the same work
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Why have attitudes to women changed?

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  • work of the suffragette movement showing women wanted change
  • in world wars many women did mens jobs just as well as the men did
  • UN declaration of human rights meant equal rights had to be accepted
  • the development of equal rights in other countries made it difficult to claim they was not needed in the uk
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Catholic attitudes to women

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  • In genesis it says God created men and women equal in society
  • catholic catechism teaching of men and women being equal
  • only men can be priests as apostles were all men
  • only men can be priests because jesus was a man and priests represent jesus
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Traditional protestant attitudes to women

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  • st pauls teaching that women should not speak in mass
  • st paul teaches men have more rights as adam was created first
  • jesus only chose men as apostles
  • always been church tradition that men should be leaders
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Liberal protestant attitudes to women

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  • in the genesis story men and women were creates at the same time so are equal
  • in some of st pauls letters he teaches men and women are equal in Christ
  • evidence of jesus teaching women as his disciples
  • evidence of women priests in the early church
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What is community cohesion?

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A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society

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Problems of discrimination and racism

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  • racially prejudiced employers wont give jobs to certain ethnicities
  • prejudiced landlords refusing housing to certain ethnicities/religions
  • prejudiced teachers
  • prejudiced police officers
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Effects of discrimination and racism

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  • if certain groups feel they are being discriminated against they will work against society
  • politicians believe young black men turn to crime due to discrimination
  • politicians believe young muslims turn to extremist groups due to discrimination
  • racism and discrimination lead to groups like the BNP stirring hatred and violence
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Benefits of a multi ethnic society

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  • get to meet people of different nationalities and ethnicities and possibly intermarry #us
  • more progress made in society as new people bring new ideas
  • greater variety of food, fashion and entertainment
  • helps people to live in a world of multinational companies and economic interdependence
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How does the british government promote community cohesion?

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  • race relations act meaning its unlawful to discriminate against ethnicity
  • crime and disorder act allowing more severe punishments for racial crimes
  • making community cohesion part of the national curriculum
  • equality and human rights commission promoting equality and human rights for all
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Why is community cohesion important for multi ethnic and multi faith societies

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  • london bombings is an example of an hatred crime
  • countries without community cohesion like iraq and kosovo violence is a way of life
  • without cohesion its impossible for civilised life
  • without it different groups have different ideas on what society should be like and can lead to violence
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Why do catholics promote racial harmony?

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  • Good samaritan parable
  • teaching in the catholic catechism that racism should be fought against
  • st paul taught that all races are equal in christ since god creates all races in his image
  • there are leaders of the catholic faith of ever race and colour of skin
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How the catholic church helps asylum seekers and immigrant workers

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  • parishes with lots of immigrants set up legal advice clinics
  • have special dedicated masses in the language of the immigrants
  • provide leaflets in mother tongue and english language classes
  • office for refuge policy helps ordinary catholics to help refugees
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Why the catholic church helps asylum seekers and immigrant workers

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  • parable of the good samaritan
  • jesus himself was a refugee and asylum seeker
  • golden rule
  • love thy neighbour
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Benefits of a multi faith society

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  • religions can see what they have in common with other religions
  • seeing other faiths practice their religion more seriously may encourage you to be more religious
  • people become more understanding of other religions and their beliefs
  • religious pluralism will exist meaning people can work together to stop religious conflict
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What are the differences among christians in their attitudes to other religions?

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  • all christians believe in religious freedom
  • some christians believe their is truth in other religions
  • some believe christianity is the only true religion
  • some believe all religions are a path to god
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Issues raised for a religion by being in a multi faith society

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  • conversion, many religions see it as their duty to convert people
  • Bringing up children
  • interfaith marriages
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How are religions working to promote community cohesion

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  • working together to find similarities in religions
  • helping with interfaith marriages
  • making sure children learn about different faiths
  • joining local and national groups to promote community cohesion

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