Year 10 - Religious education
Identity: what's in a label?
Identity: how does religion or belief look now and what might the future bring?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will look in more depth at trends emerging from the census and other data. They will examine the work of Linda Woodhead and her assertion that society is increasingly constructed around values. They will consider cultural religion and the concept of secularism.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe characteristics and causes with which people may identify and how this may contribute to their worldview.
Key Notes
- Everybody has a set of immutable characteristics which may contribute to our perceptions of the world.
- These characteristics may also contribute to others' perceptions of us.
- Choosing to identify with causes you support can create a feeling of identity and belonging.
- Causes that people may choose to identify with may be indicative of social, political or religious views.
Vocabulary To Learn
- immutable characteristic: fixed parts of someone's identity e.g. age, place of birth
- perception/perceive: the way someone understands or interprets something, based on what they see, hear, or experience
- vegan: a person who does not eat or use any animal products, such as meat, dairy or eggs
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That people's perceptions of us based on our immutable characteristics are always correct and well founded.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Everybody has a set of immutable characteristics which may contribute to our perceptions of the world. These characteristics may also contribute to others' perceptions of us.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'immutable characteristic'
fixed parts of someone's identity e.g. age, place of birth.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: That people's perceptions of us based on our immutable characteristics are always correct and well founded. Correction: These are assumptions and may be based on stereotypes and prejudice.
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