Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Community
Cohesion
- Gender
Roles
- 1950's
- Women worked part time,
had to look after family
- Only 1/3 of women worked
- Divorce difficult
to obtain
- 2010's
- Sexual discrimination at
work made illegal
- 143 MP's
were women
- Men share role
of child care
- Divorce increased by 368%
- Why?
- Equal Pay Act (1970) -
women had to be paid same
as men for same job
- Sex Discrimination Act 1975 meant
women have equal job rights
- Christian Attitudes
- Equal rights...
- Both genders
made in 'image of
God'
- Jesus had male and
female followers
- Non equal rights...
- Jesus only chose
men as apostles
- Jesus was man and
priest represents
Jesus in the mass
- In genesis, God created man first
and then women to be a
companion to him
- Muslim Attitudes
- Equal rights...
- Prophet Muhammad
treated his wife with
great respect
- Allah made
everyone equal
- Non equal rights...
- Leaders in the
mosques are male
- Men and women are
biologically different so
have different roles to
fulfil
- Multi-ethinc
Society (problems)
- Lead to conflict
- Individuals not valued
for who they are
- People are left out of society
- Community
Cohesion in UK
- Why
- Makes everyone
accept each others
differences
- Brings people
closer together
- Government Actions
- 1976- Race Relations Act
made it illegal to
discriminate against
colour, nationality,
ethnicity
- Schools have duty
to promote it
- Encourages funds/poster
campaigns
- Racial Harmony
- Christians Promote
- God created different
races so would be wrong
to ill-treat Gods creation
- Jesus mixed freely
with people of other
races and helped
them
- "Love your
neighbour as
yourself"
- Muslims Promote
- Hadith says, "all
people are equal.. as
the teeth of a comb"
- Muhammad
taught that
nobody is
superior
- Chose African
Muslim to call
people to prayer
- Allah created every
human so
everyone is equal
in his eyes
- Multi-faith Society
- Increased understanding
of other faiths reduces
conflict
- Experience religions first hand
rather than prejudice reports
about them (media)
- Bringing up Children
- Find another religion
more attractive, want
to convert
- Lead to arguments
between friends
- Religious Community Cohesion
- Meet with other religions'
members to complete
community projects
- 'Faith in the Environment
Project' organised tree
planting event, all
religions support
improving environment
- Hold open days to educate
people of different faiths
- Faith groups hold conferences
together to encourage religious
pluralism