Unit 6 Citizenship, society and the public services Flashcards
What are 4 things that citizenship helps us to understand the relationship between?
- Individuals
- Society
- Our rights
- Responsibilities
What is the definition of society?
A collective of people living together in a more or less ordered community.
What is the definition of citizen?
A legally recognised subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalised.
What is the definition of citizenship?
The position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.
What is the definition of nation?
A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory.
What is the definition of state?
A Nation or territory considered as an organised political community under one government.
What is the definition of community?
A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.
What is the definition of multi-culturalism?
A co-existence of diverse cultures, including racial, religious, or cultural groups.
What is the definition of security?
The state of being free from danger or threat.
What is the definition of democracy?
A system of government or an organisation where the whole population or state have control by the majority of its members.
What is the definition of continuity?
The presence of a complete path for current flow
What is the definition of national identity?
A sense of a nation as a cohesive (works well as a) whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language.
What are four things to understand to be a good citizen?
- Your role as a citizen
- Your influence on society & how much power you have
- What is going on in society & how it affects you personally & professionally
- What makes a good citizen
What are 9 methods used to define a citizen?
- Your place of birth
- Your family background
- Where you live
- Whether you are a taxpayer
- Whether you are eligible to vote
- Whether you work
- Whether you are a student
- What community activities you take part in
- What organisations you are a member of
How do you become a citizen in society?
- By being a member of a Community, State or Nation.
* Through place of birth, family membership, residency, learning, working, paying taxes & voting.
How is the process of citizenship (being classified as one) determined formally + informally?
- Formally, through legal & political status, legal rights & responsibilities.
- Informally, through public life & affairs, responsibility to others, personal management & being a neighbour.
What is Naturalisation?
Is how you can apply to become a citizen if you have no connection to the UK at all.
What are the 5 + 1 other required traits to qualify for naturalisation?
- Lived legally in UK for 5 years
- Be 18 or over
- Be of good character
- Be of sound mind (able to think and understand for oneself)
- Speak a UK language (English or Welsh)
- You can apply if you are married to a British Citizen & lived for 3 years or more in the UK.
What 5 traits should a moral citizen have?
- Community Involvement
- Take responsibility for others (looking after)
- Take responsibility for safety of the environment
- A commitment to continually develop life skills
- A positive attitude which welcomes challenges
How do public services employees demonstrate/be a good citizenship? (11 examples)
- Charity work/Donate
- Non-violent
- Friendly
- Hard-working
- Respectfull
- Participate
- law binding
- Pay tax
- Being themselves
- Tolerant
- Recognise authority
What is meant by Rights in a society?
A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something. Those things to which individuals in society are entitled, determined by laws/legislation.
What are Civil Rights?
The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
This includes the right to vote or to obtain employment regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, belief & sexual orientation.
What are Equal Rights?
Having identical privileges, rights & status in terms of age, disability, gender, race, religion & belief, sexual orientation to education, healthcare & protection from crime.
What are Human Rights?
The basic rights & freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled, often held to include the rights to life, liberty, equality, & a fair trial, freedom from slavery, torture, & freedom of thought & expression.
What are individual Rights?
Are a set of freedoms that an individual citizen can expect to have in a society. These rights can change from country to country & can also change overtime.
What is equality?
Where all individuals have the same rights under the law, where individuals are free from the effects of discrimination & prejudice, where access to services is not affected by social factors such as income, class, age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, sexual orientation.
What are the 5 things that the Public Services are in place to do?
- Meet the needs of a diverse society.
- Support and reinforce the rights of citizens.
- Protect and assist vulnerable people.
- Improve the quality of life for individuals.
- Protect the environment.
What are the 7 Individual Rights of the Public Service user?
- Access to high-quality services.
- Protection where individuals are at risk.
- To be treated without discrimination.
- Confidentiality when disclosing personal & private information.
- Consent when receiving treatment.
- Dignity when using services.
- Individual choice in relation to public services.
What are the 6 rights within the Criminal Justice System?
- Reasonable grounds for arrest.
- Humane treatment while being detained/in custody.
- Legal representation.
- Legal aid.
- Fair trial.
- Suitable treatment in prison if sentenced.
What is the Public Services veiw of citizenship?
A desire to improve society, the need to protect individuals, especially those who are vulnerable.
What are the 3 types of responsibilities?
- Legal
- Professional
- Cultural
What are the 6 responsibilities of thePublic Service users?
- Supply information that should be verifiable and accurate.
- Not attempt to defraud public service providers.
- Willingness to participate in a review of entitlement to public service provision.
- Not discriminate against those working for the public services.
- Respect the human rights of those involved in service provision.
- Not use any form of violence towards other service users or those involved in service provision.
What are the 6 responsabilities of the Public Service Employees?
- Obey the law.
- Maintain professional standards and follow codes of practice.
- Promote diversity.
- Follow anti-discrimination policies.
- Follow procedures for complaints.
- Follow bullying and harassment policies.
What are the 4 responsibilities of Public Service Employers?
- Provide safe working environments for employees.
- Provide training.
- Enable redress (to make amends).
- Enable whistleblowing (Whistleblowing is the act of drawing public attention, or the attention of an authority figure, to perceived wrongdoing, misconduct, unethical activity within public, private or third-sector organisations).
What are 6 traits and characteristics that shouldn’t restrict you from taking part in the political, social & cultural life of a society?
- Gender
- Religion
- Sexuality
- Race
- Disability
- Class
Why are equal opportunities important? (3 bulit points)
- Services reflect the communities which they serve & so the presence of ethnic minority groups & women in the public services is encouraged.
- It enriches the service & makes it more representative of the people it serves.
- If you exclude certain groups of society you lose the contribution they can make.
What are 3 Considerations & Changes when applying Equal Opportunities in the Public Services?
• Equal opportunities policies & legislation impact on uniform requirements, for example Muslim police women may wear a dark blue head covering under their police hats, Sikh male police officers may wear a dark blue police turban with the badge of the force clearly displayed upon it.
• In the Armed services ration packs with kosher & halal provisions are available for Jews & Muslims.
• Equal opportunities legislation such as the Equal Pay Act, the Sex Discrimination Act & the Race Relations Act have fundamentally changed the way the services interact with their officers & the public.
etc.
Name/state 7 equal oppertunities legislation.
- Sex Discrimination Act 1975
- Equal Pay Act 1970
- Human Rights Act 1998
- Race Relations Act 1976
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995
- Freedom of information Act 2000
- Employment Equality Regulations 2003 & 2006
How do Public Services accommodate Equal Opportunities? (3 bulit points)
- Adjusting attitudes to equality in Public Services through training.
- Ensure they have representation of different groups in their Public Services.
- Adopt Anti-discrimination approaches such as: awareness training, employee diversity, inclusion, equal pay, positive discrimination, anti-harassment procedures, whistleblowing, grievance procedures.
What are 9 impacts on the Public Services by equal opportunity legislation?
- Must provide for different groups in society: diversity in the workforce, information in different languages, use of liaison officers, respect for cultural differences.
- Face consequences & implications of equality legislation during recruitment & training.
- Equality legislation for the uniformed Public Services has many implications & comes with various considerations.
- Must consider how to improve their promotion of equality: codes of practice, values and standards.
- There are costs involved when implementing equal opportunity measures.
- Must ensure diversity within the service
- Must respect different cultures and ways of life
- Must have training in equality and diversity
- Ensure codes of practice and rules and regulations are adhered to
What are 8 impacts of the Public Services on society?
- Improvements in the lives of individuals.
- Increase in life expectancy
- Reduction of infant mortality rates
- Reduction of morbidity (disease) rates
- Reduction in crime levels
- Improved exam results.
- Improving quality of life for individuals, citizens and society.
- Number of people using Public services has a cost
What are 3 changes that effect the Public Sercives?
• Demographic change
• Government policy
• Growth of information and communications
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