UNIT 4

KEY IDEAS

COMMUNITY

COHESION

Multi-ethnic Society

Multi-faith Society

Sexism &

Equality

Media & Community Cohesion

PrejudiceLaw Discrimination

Racial Harmony

Religious Harmony

• Roles of men and women• Sexism - Equal Rights for Women

• Racial Harmony• UK as Multi-Ethnic Society

• Religious Harmony • UK as Multi-Faith Society

• Media and Community Cohesion• How the media presents this issue

Studying Christian & Hindu View

UNIT 4COMMUNITY COHESION

COMMUNITY

COHESION

Sexism &

Equality

PrejudiceLaw Discrimination

• How & why attitudes to men & women have changed in UK

– Development of Legislation – Sexism – Property Rights – The Vote – Equal Rights– Women work more

• Different Christian attitudes to equal rights for women– Roman Catholic: No Women Priests allowed– Protestant: Women Priests and soon to be Bishops

• Hinduism & equal rights for women in religion• Traditional Dharma: Women at home with family• Modern Dharma: Women have equality with men

Roles of Men & Women

COMMUNITY

COHESION

Multi-ethnic Society

Sexism &

Equality

PrejudiceLaw Discrimination

Racial Harmony

• Nature of UK as Multi-ethnic society– Prejudice, Discrimination & Racism– Benefits of Multi-Ethnic Society

• How Governments promote Community Cohesion– Funding – Legislation - Community activities– Stop Riots & Promote Racial Harmony

• Why Christians should promote Racial Harmony• WWJD – Good Samaritan – Fight Suffering

• Hinduism & Racial Harmony• Atman all part of Brahman• Teachings of Ghandi – no Discrimination

Racial Harmony

COMMUNITY

COHESION

Multi-ethnic Society

Multi-faith Society

Sexism &

Equality

PrejudiceLaw Discrimination

Racial Harmony

Religious Harmony

• Nature of UK as Multi-faith society– Faith in the UK – Breakdown– Religious Freedom– Religious Pluralism– ISSUES: Conversion – Interfaith Marriages – Children

• How Religions work to promote Community Cohesion– Interfaith Dialogues – support for Marriages & raising children

• How the Media presents One Issues from Community Cohesion

• Prejudice – discrimination – mixed marriages• Films – documentaries - soaps

Religious Harmony

COMMUNITY

COHESION

Multi-ethnic Society

Multi-faith Society

Sexism &

Equality

Media & Community Cohesion

PrejudiceLaw Discrimination

Racial Harmony

Religious Harmony

COMMUNITY COHESION

community cohesion

sexism

multi-ethnic society

prejudice

discrimination

racism

racial harmony

religious freedom

religious pluralism

multi-faith society

Dharma

Caste

Brahman

Ahimsa

ethnic minority

interfaith marriage

HOUSEHOLDER

2nd AshramaHINDU

CONCEPTS

SAMSARA

cycle of life

REINCARNATION

born again

ATMAN

soul

MOKSHA

release

DHARMA

dutyCASTE

class/status

ASHRAMA

stage of life

BRAHMAN

universal spiritAHIMSA

non-violence

KARMA

effects of action

SAMSARA

REINCARNATION

ATMAN

MOKSHA

DHARMACASTE

ASHRAMA

BRAHMAN

HOUSEHOLDER

AHIMSA

KARMA