Section 4 - Religion And Community Cohesion

Question 0

What are the main changing male role?

Answer 0

Traditionally a man’s role was to go out to work and provide for the family

Men nowadays take a more active role in the raising of children and in the home

Men are willing to do tasks traditionally seen as women’s work such as cooking

Question 1

What are the main changing female roles?

Answer 1

Traditionally a women’s role was to stay at home and look after the children

Women’s were not allowed to vote and didn’t have equal pay

Question 2

How the roles have changed and why?

Answer 2

1. Women can vote and become MP’s —–> changes in the law
2. Women can do any job they want ——> change in the law; effect of wars
3. Women are better educated —–> effective contraception; equal rights legislation
4. Men are more involved in child are and home-life —–> changes in attitude

Question 3

Are men and female roles now equal?

Answer 3

Men and woman have equal rights and women achieving success in all ares

But inequalities still exists: roles such as nursing are still seen as female

Girls are achieving higher grades in examinations

But surveys show that men can still earn 17% more than women for the same job

Question 4

What are the reasons not to accept women as church leaders?

Answer 4

The bible says women should obey their husbands

The bible says women should be silent in church

All of Jesus’s disciples were men

Jesus left the church in the care of St. Peter and he was a man

In the past women were regarded as inferior because of Adam and Eve (eve was sinful)

Question 5

What are the reasons to accept women as church leaders?

Answer 5

The bible says ‘God created men and women in his own image’

Jesus did not discriminate between men and women; he talked to and taught both

Women followers were treated well by Jesus and it was women who stayed by his cross and were first to see him after the resurrection

There is evidence of women leaders in the early church

The golden rule suggests that everyone should be respected

Question 6

What are the problems in a multi-ethnic society?

Answer 6

Ignorance - being uneducated or uninformed about others

Racism - the belief that some ethnic groups are superior to others

Discrimination - treating someone differently because of previously held prejudices

Persecution - as a result of racism, many people from ethnic minorities have had their human rights abused because of their nationality or colour of their skin

Question 7

What are the benefits of a multi-ethnic society?

Answer 7

Encourages racial harmony - helps people of different races and cultures understand each other

Gives wider variety of music, food, clothes and culture

Brings new people with fresh ideas