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Communities and Identities
1) What is a community? Give an example.
What communities do you belong to?
A multicultural society is a society that has people from many differentethnic groups. Name two parts of Britain that have a high percentage of ethnicminorities:
Person Religion
Muslim Islam
Jew Judaism
Hindu Hinduism
Sikh Sikhism
It is easier to feel part of a community
if you live in a village or small town
compared to a city.
Think of arguments for
and against this statement.
ForI agree because being in a smaller
kind of community is easier becauseyou can communicate with everyonethat is close to you. I f you live in asmall town everyone will bound toknow you so you would probablymeet you everyday when you gooutside so you will feel like acommunity because everyone
Against In the city can still belong to acommunity even if you dont knowpartly everyone because then you cancommunicate and get to know others by
Media
The media is a way of communicatingwith the public.
1) Give four types of mediaMass media, Newspapers, TVbroadcasting and radio
broadcasting.2) Why is it important that the mediaare free?So that everyone knows whatsgoing on in local areas.
3) Give an example of a country wherethe media isnt free.Some newspapers arent freethese sort of newspapers are
Identity
Youridentity is the different things that make
you what you are. List four things that make upyour identity:
My religion
My culture
Knowledge
Style
Many people have dual heritage. What does thismean?Having different cultures from eachparent. Having a mixture of cultures.
Try and think of a person with dual heritage. Howcan it sometimes lead to a conflict of identity?(Try and use topical examples if you can)It can lead to conflict sometimes becausesome people say they arent any of the
The media in the UK is generally seen as being free from government interference however in what ways
is the media in this country limited?
They cannot lie about other people and make it misleading.They cant harass people for information
Must not invade peoples privacy.
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