Community Cohesion

Gender Roles
1. 1950's
  1. Women worked part time, had to look after family
  2. Only 1/3 of women worked
  3. Divorce difficult to obtain
2. 2010's
  1. Sexual discrimination at work made illegal
    1. 143 MP's were women
  2. Men share role of child care
  3. Divorce increased by 368%
3. Why?
  1. Equal Pay Act (1970) - women had to be paid same as men for same job
  2. Sex Discrimination Act 1975 meant women have equal job rights
4. Christian Attitudes
  1. Equal rights...
    1. Both genders made in 'image of God'
      1. Jesus had male and female followers
  2. Non equal rights...
    1. Jesus only chose men as apostles
      1. 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
5. Muslim Attitudes
  1. Equal rights...
    1. Prophet Muhammad treated his wife with great respect
      1. Allah made everyone equal
  2. Non equal rights...
    1. Leaders in the mosques are male
      1. Men and women are biologically different so have different roles to fulfil
Multi-ethinc Society (problems)
1. Lead to conflict
2. Individuals not valued for who they are
  1. People are left out of society
Community Cohesion in UK
1. Why
  1. Makes everyone accept each others differences
    1. Brings people closer together
2. Government Actions
  1. 1976- Race Relations Act made it illegal to discriminate against colour, nationality, ethnicity
    1. Schools have duty to promote it
      1. Encourages funds/poster campaigns
Racial Harmony
1. Christians Promote
  1. God created different races so would be wrong to ill-treat Gods creation
    1. Jesus mixed freely with people of other races and helped them
      1. "Love your neighbour as yourself"
2. Muslims Promote
  1. Hadith says, "all people are equal.. as the teeth of a comb"
    1. Muhammad taught that nobody is superior
      1. Chose African Muslim to call people to prayer
      2. Allah created every human so everyone is equal in his eyes
Multi-faith Society
1. Increased understanding of other faiths reduces conflict
  1. Experience religions first hand rather than prejudice reports about them (media)
2. Bringing up Children
  1. Find another religion more attractive, want to convert
    1. Lead to arguments between friends
Religious Community Cohesion
1. Meet with other religions' members to complete community projects
  1. 'Faith in the Environment Project' organised tree planting event, all religions support improving environment
2. Hold open days to educate people of different faiths
3. Faith groups hold conferences together to encourage religious pluralism

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