Unit 1 and 2 Topics

Unit 1 and 2 Topics

1. Community and Identity

   • What has Changed in UK society?
     • Political Representation
       • There are more differences between people in parliament (e.g. gender, sexuality, ethnicity...) giving a better variety of opinion to represent Britain
     • Technology
       • Chores, jobs etc have become more productive and efficient
       • Media and news spreads more quickly, such as via differently dedicated websites for example
     • Communications & Relationships
       • People can easily and quickly communicate with people from across the world for free
         • This creates new communities and new relationships such as partnering through dating websites
   • Main Values of Britain
     • The Rule of Law
       • Citizens have to abide by the law every day
     • Personal Freedom
       • To say what we want as an opinion
     • Tolerance and Respect for identity
     • Equal Opportunity
       • Access to similar opportunities for everyone
     • Representative Democracy
       • Politicians represent the different views of the public
   • Why Leave/Enter a Country?
     • War
     • Poverty
     • Lack of Education
     • Lack of employment
     • No Human Rights
     • Family
     • More employment
     • More education
     • Escape from War
     • Better Lifestyle
     • Financial Secuirty
   • Key Words
     • Immigrant
       • Somebody coming to a country to live
     • Stereotype
       • A 'one size fits all' concept of a group of people
     • Racism
       • Hatred or intolerance of another race
     • Asylum Seeker
       • Someone seeking political asylum
     • Internally Dispatched
       • People forced to leave homes but not the country
     • Political Asylum
       • Protection for someone fleeing persecution in their country
     • Refugee
       • Someone granted Political Asylum

2. Fairness and Justice