Mutual respect and British values

• Why is mutual respect important?

  for understanding the views and beliefs of others,creating equality and courtesy which are needed for social courtesy
• Why is tolerance important ?

  for the ability to accept and live alongside others who hold beleif or opinions you may not agree with,creates inclusive soceity
• What is social/community cohesion?

  its the 'glue' that sticks society together,working together
• What are the British values?

  Democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, tolerance.
• What are characteristics of the Equality Act 2010 ?

  Age,sexual orientation,disability,religion/beliefs,race,marriage etc.
• Why is an unequal society bad?

  it can result in gender pay gaps (both genders being payed differently for the same job),ageism (being treated differently cause of age),religious discrimination
• How is Equality protected?

  by police upholding the law, by civil law protecting the rights ,allowing victims of discrimination to bring their cases to court
• What are the three main elements in a democratic society?

  • Diversity : being part of a range of different people/cultures
  • Integration : where different parts of community are brought together and celebrate the diversity of each group
  • Community cohesion : creating communities that are integrated with each other
• What does high level community cohesion show ?

  community projects , tolerance of different beliefs and lifestyles, mutual respect,celebration of diversity
• What does low levels of community cohesion show ?

  Higher levels of crime,racism ,gang culture ,no-go areas ,increase in extremist groups
• How do schools promote mutual understanding in society?

  through citizenship lessons,celebrating different religious events,culture days,projects that challenge discrimination,black history month,pride month
• What is 'multiple identities'' ?

  where you have a number of factors making up your identity e.g. being British born but with Indian heritage
• What is the universal Declaration of Human Rights ?

  a response to the horrors of the world wars e.g. the holocaust.There is 30 human rights.Since they are a declaration not all countries uphold them as they are not law binding like the USA
• What did Britain do with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ?


  Britain put these rights into laws in 1998 through the Human Rights Act meaning all human rights must be upheld by law