SOCIAL HARMONY

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SOCIALHARMONY
GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNIT A
REVISION NOTES
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Social Harmony Revision Checklist

• What you need to Know
• Keywords
• Social issues on sexism
• Christianity role of women
• Islam role of women
• Social issues on racism
• Christian views on racial harmony
• Christian views on racial freedom
• Islamic views on racial harmony
• Islamic views on racial freedom

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Keywords
equality
prejudice
sexism
discrimination
Multi-ethnic society
Religious freedom
Multi-faith society
racism
Racial harmony
Religious pluralism
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Social Facts on Sexism

• From 1918 women fought for equal rights
• e.g. parliament/vote

Women played important role during WWII men
fighting in Europe/Pacific
Common view post WWII men should take
preference over women e.g. jobs

• 1960s onwards this view challenged
• Contraceptive pill
• 1970 Equal Pay Act
• 1975 Sex Discrimination Act
• 1996 Employment Rights Act

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Christianity Role of Women

• REMEMBER ALL CHRISTIANS DO NOT THINK THE SAME

• Evangelical Protestants men/women should have
  different roles. They believe Bible should be
  followed strictly, so
• Women bring up children make Christian home
• Women should accept husband is superior
• Women should attend church put take no part in
  leading service

Protestants believe men women equal role
home/church e.g. women at crucifixion. Therefore
believe in women priests
Roman Catholics men and women have equal roles
in life but not church
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Islam Role of Women

• Women have equal rights to men but different roles

• Men and women are not exactly the same
• Men physically stronger than women
• Women can become pregnant bear children

• Woman's role
• Marry/have children. Care 4 husband. Bring
  children up good Muslims.
• Qur'an- not forbid women to work e.g. Prophet
  Muhammad's wife
• Women not obliged to attend mosque but many do.
  Can attend Hajj.

• Mans role
• Marry/have children. Provide for family
• Men ensure children attend madrasah take
  sons to mosque.

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Social Facts on Racism

• Through history UK absorbed different Nations
  e.g. Romans/Vikings

British Empire saw links with many countries. In
1950s invited many workers from Pakistan, West
Indies etc to help with the economy.
Racism in Britain becoming more socially
unacceptable e.g. Celeb BB

• Racism illegal e.g. 1976 Race Relations Act
• Illegal to discriminate race, colour etc in
  terms of housing, jobs etc
• Act saw setting up of Commission for Racial
  Equality

• Multicultural Britain
• Diverse culture- food, music, clothes
• Diverse ethnic groups are members of
  religions/public groups etc

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Christian views on Racial Harmony/Religious
Freedom

• Racial Harmony. Christians believe
• God created humans in own image all are Gods
  creation
• Examples-Good Samaritan/African carried Jesus
  cross
• SoChristians should not be racistbecause Jesus
  not racist

Christian attitudes to other religions
Exclusivism only those who follow Christianity
will go to heaven I am the way, the truth, and
the life no one goes to the Father except by me
John 146
Inclusivism Religion do help people
Christianity only has the complete answer view
held by Roman Catholics
Pluralism no religion is superior to others.
People have free will. There are many rooms in
my Fathers house John !42
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Islamic Views on Racial Harmony/Religious Freedom

• Racial Harmony
• Muslims believe all prejudice is wrong everyone
  is Gods creation
• Prophet Muhammad married black African Muslim
• All Muslims belong to the ummah brotherhood of
  Islam no matter what race/colour/nationality
  e.g. Hajj

Islamic views on other religions

• Islam teaches that everyone is born Muslim
• But nobody should be forced to follow a
  particular religion free will
• Muslims believe that Islam is the only correct
  path to God.
• Jews/Christians view on God have become
  distorted people of the book are respected.
• Those who accept Islam go to heaven.
• Therefore people need to convert but not
  forced