year 11 topic 4 CONTENT

Question 1

how do government encourage community cohesion?(6)

Answer 1

• practical support of community cohesion
• new interfaith strategy
• funding for local authorities immigration eg
• multifaith schools
• shared festivals
• support with translation

Question 2

legal change of womans roles

Answer 2

1918-womans vote

only 1970-equal pay act

Question 3

how attitudes to the roles of men and women have changed?(4)

Answer 3

-womans role:
people used to think womans role was to stay at home,legal roles and roles in society have changed

-mens role:
also helping with housework

-progress?
100 years ago:only 15% of married women worked outside their home

-inequality still exists:
paid 17% less than men
traditional roles still exist

Question 4

christian attitudes to equal rights for women

Answer 4

-christians believe they should be equal:

bible says:neither male nor female for ye all one in christ jesus.

Question 5

different christian attitudes to woman roles in church

Answer 5

evangelical: men should be head and women shouldn’t speak
liberal: men and women have equal roles in life so should also in the church ‘jesus treated women as equals and had women followers’
roman: men and women should have equal roles but only men should be priests. Jesus chose men to be his 12 disciples

Question 6

advantages of multi ethnic societies

Answer 6

• helps people of different races and cultures understand each other better
• enables us to understand different religions
• bring new people with fresh ideas
• gives us variety of music,food, clothes

Question 7

bible teachings that support racial harmony(3)

Answer 7

• god created man in his own image
• you are all one in christ
• love your neighbour as yourself

Question 8

examples of racial harmony today

Answer 8

• christian churches condemn racism

- barack obama:first black president

Question 9

christian views of racial harmony

Answer 9

methodist: racism contradicts jesus’ gospel
catechism: every form of discrimination should be rid off

Question 10

why should christians help people seeking asylum?

Answer 10

• parable of goat and sheep taught about helping others

- jesus said god would judge the way we treat eachother

Question 11

one christian church and charity who help asylum seekers+how they help(5)

Answer 11

assist sheffield:
charity at st thomas church that :

find asulym seekers a night shelters
find temporary accomodation
free bus pases
free bikes
raise awaireness

Question 12

benifits of mutifaith society(4)

Answer 12

• varied and rich cultural life
• better understanding
• better tolerance
• new ways of living eg. dance

Question 13

challenges of a multifaith society(4)

Answer 13

• still tensions
• question your own belief
• religious tolerance led to own beliefs and values being ignored
• have to be more understanding

Question 14

christian attitudes to other religions

Answer 14

evangelical:believe true Christians will go to heaven. ‘ i am the way the truth and the life,no one will come to the father except through me’

roman catholics: all religions can help people reach god, christianity is the full truth

pluralist: believe all religions will lead to god no one is wrong

Question 15

why may trying to convert people be a problem in a multi faith society(5)

Answer 15

• can cause conflict
• may seem like you are saying one religion is better than another causing offence
• interfaith marriages may be frowned upon because they have different beliefs
• children of interfaith marriages may be confused of beliefs
• different traditions they don’t all follow

Question 16

how religions work to promote community cohesion(5)

Answer 16

religious harmony:

• listen to each others views
• learn to live and work together
• respect eachothers faith
• share common values:tolerance,respect etc

groups that help community cohesion:
-religious groups

shared festivals:
-instead of having christmas call it a ‘winter festival’

catholic schools:teach about other religions

multi faith groups: understand all faiths