Beliefs and Values Unit 1

Beliefs and Values Unit 1

1. Where do your prejudices about other people come from?

   • Media
   • Not proper education
   • E.G. Sophie Lancaster
     • 2007 - killed by teenagers for 'looking gothic'
   • E.G. Rodney King
     • beaten by police, led to 1992 LA riots

2. How can we challenge sterotypes?

   • Prove them wrong
   • E.G. Didier Drogba Foundation
     • footballer shown in good light, not always bad
   • E.G. John Terry
     • racist during game, bad light for footballer

3. Shall we ever overcome intolerance of minorities?

   • E.G. Csanad Szegedi
     • former anti semetic
     • grandma in Auschwitz
     • blood line mean he is Jew
     • resign from far-right party
   • only if proper education
   • E.G. Michael Moore
     • documentary in 1990s about anti-gay laws in USA
     • change USA ideals

4. What rights do we have as citizens?

   • E.G. Human Rights

5. What duties does society have a right to expect us to perform?