Topic 4 Flashcards
What is prejudice, discrimination and stereotyping?
Prejudice - judging someone before knowing them
Discrimination - leaving someone out or making them feel different because of something about them
Stereotyping - thinking people act a certain way because of who/ what they are
Why are some people prejudiced against? (5 points)
- Some people were brought up to think about someone/ a group of people in a certain way
- fear : an experience with someone from a certain group could make you think that everyone in that group is like that
- religion : a religion could paint someone/ a group of people in a bad way
- scapegoating: blaming a person or people unfairly for faults
- influences
What are some characteristics of discrimination?
- Direct discrimination (bullying, name calling, etc…)
- indirect discrimination (not giving someone a job, etc…)
What is racism?
Judging someone because of their race. It’s a firmly held belief that people from a particular race are inferior and the idea that one race and culture is superior to another
Who is responsible for those in need ( 4 points )
- The government
- The church = community of people with aims to spread the benefits of that community.
- Charities = non-profit organisations set up to help those in need
- Individual = Everyone can play a part in fighting poverty such as volunteering and fundraising
Who is responsible for those in need ( 4 points )
- The government
- The church = community of people with aims to spread the benefits of that community.
- Charities = non-profit organisations set up to help those in need
- Individual = Everyone can play a part in fighting poverty such as volunteering and fundraising
Is there racism in Northern Ireland?
- Many people move to bother Ireland from different countries to live, work and learn
- incidents of racism have increased in certain times
Causes of global poverty ( 5 points )
- Weather
- Illness and disease
- Population growth
- Lack of education and skills
- War and civili unrest
What are the 2 types of aid
- Emergency and short aid = Happens in the first few months of a disaster
- Long term aid = Aimed at rebuilding communities that have been destroyed by disasters
What is the law in racism?
The race relations act 1976 makes it illegal to treat those with different colored skin less favorably in education, employment, Provision of good and services and housing
What is religious prejudice?
The belief that a person is inferior because of their religion. An example is hitler and the Jews
What is Trocaire
- Established by Irish bishops in 1973
- Support most vulnerable people in the world
- While also raising awareness at home in Ireland
What is sectarianism?
When allegiance to a particular religion can cause prejudice towards another group of the same faith
What is Christian aid
- International development charity
- Found on Christian faith
- Acts to change an unjust world through practical love and cure
What is the corrymeela community?
- it was founded in 1965 by rev day Davey.
- it’s a group of Catholic and Protestants who believe they’ve been called together as the “instruments of gods peace” in the church and the world
What is the law on gender discrimination?
The sex discrimination act made it illegal to discriminate against someone because of their gender in employment
What is fair-trade and what does it do? ( 3 points )
- Offers a powerful way to reduce poverty through everyday shopping
- Based on a partnership between producers of goods and those who buy them
- Eliminating the middle man
What is the role of women in the church?
Women can only be nuns of religious sisters, only men can be priests. In 2015 Pope Francis forcefully shut down the idea of women being priests.
How does FairTrade work?
- Coffee for example.
- Coffee beans are expensive but the farmers who produce them aren’t paid as much for their coffee beans as there is a middle man who bargains the price and sells it for more
- Fair-trade works to eliminate the middle man completely to ensure everyone gets paid a fair price for their supplies and work
What is the summary on discrimination against disabled people?
- there are 50 million disabled people in Europe.
- people with disabilities have the same rights as others, but some aren’t treated equally
- The Equality Act 2010 made it unlawful to discriminate against someone because of their physical and/or mental disability.
- the sister of John f Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy shriver founded the special Olympics in December of 1968
What can we do to support fairtrade?
- Individual = sign up to online campaigns that ask for your help to fight social injustice. Donate money to charities or buying fairtrade products or even taking time to pray for those in a crises
- Community = organise fundraising events to help raid awareness of injustices.
What is poverty?
- Lack of resources
- Being poor
What is the biblical teaching on prejudice and discrimination?
- the Old Testament teaches that humankind is created in the image of god and all humans share a spiritual likeness to god. Genesis 1:27 “so god created man beings, making them to be like himself”
- Jesus based his teachings about other people on love “love your neighbor as you love yourself”
-everyone is equal in the eyes of god and so it’s wrong to make anyone suffer or feel inferior because of differences between them “there’s no difference between Jews and gentiles, slaves and free people, between men and women, you’re all in union with Christ Jesus”
What are 2 types of poverty
- Absolute = Severe deprivation of human needs such as food, water, sanitation, health
- Relative = Measured by the level of income a family have
