Theme A Flashcards
What’s a community?
A group of people who share common interests and values
Different communities in the UK
London, Chinese, Irish, Muslim
What is a minority?
A small group of a larger group of people
What is diversity?
The range of different groups that make up the wider population
What is integration?
Bringing different groups of people together in society
What is communtiy cohesion?
Sense of belonging for all communities and
people’s different backgrounds are valued. Cohesion = stick together.
What is immigration?
Moving to another country to live there
What is emigration?
Leaving your homeland to live in another country
What is a refugee?
A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war,
persecution, natural disaster, political repression etc.
What is an asylum seeker?
Someone who says they are a refugee, and has applied for asylum (safety) but
haven’t yet been given permission to stay.
What is an economic refugee?
Someone who is fleeing poverty to improve their existence and quality of life
What is a repressive regime (government)?
Restricts people’s freedom and controls them using force
What are the social and economic benefits of immigration?
- Contribute to the economy by working and shopping here.
- Pay taxes and contribute to the welfare state including state pensions.
- Help to fill skills gap .
- Significant proportion of Britain’s doctors and nurses were born overseas.
- New foods are introduced. Makes country
more diverse and interesting. - Bring innovation - new skills and ideas
What are the challanges of immigration?
- Immigrants may be prepared to work for less than UK workers
- More people can mean more pressure on public services
- There may be problems with integration and friction with local people.
- Ease of movement may encourage organised crime and people trafficking.
What is identity?
Who or what someone is
What is persecution?
Making people suffer because of their race/gender/religion/sexuality etc
What are human rights?
Things people should be allowed to DO or HAVE. This should include everyone in the
world
What is the United Nations?
An international organisation set up to improve cooperation between countries. It was set up in 1945 after the second world war.
What is the decleration of human rights 1948?
A document which includes 30 fundamental human rights that every human being
should have
What is a trade union?
An organisation that looks after the interests of a group of employees
What is the role of a trade union?
They negotiate with employers to get fairer agreements on:
* Pay
* Working conditions
* Represent their members in court if
needed
What is an employment tribunal?
A body set up to resolve employment disputes between an employer and employee
What is a contract of employment?
A document that details an employee’s and employer’s responsibilities for a
particular job
What are zero hour contracts?
*An employee is on call to work when an employer needs them.
* The employer doesn’t have to give the employee work.
* The employee doesn’t have to do work when asked
