Year 11 - Religious education
Social justice
Religion, human rights and social justice
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will examine ideas of human rights and reponsibilities. They will examine ideas of religious expression, the status of women and issues related to wealth and charity. Pupils will gain an understanding of different religious and non-religious responses to these issues.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain Christian and non-religious views on social justice and describe some responses to issues of inequality and injustice.
Key Notes
- Social justice aims to create a fair society by protecting human rights and addressing inequality
- Christian teachings inspire many Christians to work for social justice
- Non-religious groups also work for social justice based on reason, empathy, and shared humanity
- Social justice involves not just charity, but challenging unfair systems and structures that cause suffering
- Ways to tackle social injustice include campaigning for fair laws, supporting charities and protesting peacefully
Vocabulary To Learn
- Inequality: When individuals or groups are treated differently and unfairly, often with less access to rights, resources, or opportunities.
- Injustice: When people are treated unfairly or denied their rights and opportunities.
- Social justice: The fair and equal distribution of wealth, opportunities, and rights within society, with special care for the vulnerable and oppressed.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Social justice is only about giving to charity
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Social justice aims to create a fair society by protecting human rights and addressing inequality. Christian teachings inspire many Christians to work for social justice.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'Inequality'
When individuals or groups are treated differently and unfairly, often with less access to rights, resources, or opportunities.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Social justice is only about giving to charity. Correction: Social justice is about challenging and changing unfair systems e.g. campaigning for fair laws, fighting racism, or improving workers' rights. Charity treats the symptoms; social justice works to fix the underlying problems.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Attitudes to wealth and its uses Study Guide
- Charity and issues with giving money to people living in poverty Study Guide
- Different religious views about freedom of religious expression Study Guide
- Different religious views about the status of women in religion Study Guide
- Different religious views about the uses of wealth Study Guide
- Ethical arguments related to racial discrimination Study Guide
- Exploitation of people living in poverty including people-trafficking Study Guide
- Exploitation of people living in poverty; fair pay and interest on loans Study Guide
- Freedom of religious expression Study Guide
- Human rights and responsibilities Study Guide
- Prejudice and discrimination in religion and belief Study Guide
- Racial prejudice and discrimination Study Guide
- Tackling poverty and its causes Study Guide
- The responsibility of those in poverty to overcome difficulties Study Guide
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