Unit 1 Section 1 Flashcards
Define Ethnicity
Someone’s racial, religious or national grouping.
Define citizenship
Participation in a community and the nature of belonging as a citizen
Define Right
Benefits of being a citizen. Something that you are legally entitled to - the right to an education.
Define duty
A responsibility that corresponds to a particular right - duty to pay taxes.
Define values
Things we consider important that underpin our norms/behaviour.
Define class
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Define regionality
The region to which a person belongs to
Define race
The major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics.
Define diversity
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Define multi-culturalism
Where culture compromises a variety of different ethnic groups.
Define stereotyping
Classifying people by a particular set of characteristics. E.g men are strong and women are housewives.
Define mass media
Media that is massly produced. E.g newspapers… Case study news of the world!!
Development of human rights
Civil rights - free speech/ fair trial
Political rights - voting/ political participation
Social/moral rights - things that guarantee a basic standard of living
Social diversity
The variety of different identities in a country. This includes ethnicity, religion, gender, age, social class etc.
Most diverse region is London
Other white had seen the biggest increase between 2001-2011 by 1.8%
Decrease of 7% of white British from 2001-2011
Models of integration
Assimilation model - cultural differences MERGED into one natural identity
Multiculturalism - a UNION of different cultures exist.