Year 9 - Citizenship
How far have we made progress on equality in the UK?
Are people treated equally in UK society?
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Unit Summary
Pupils examine what discrimination is and how the law protects people against it, and consider what we can do to create a fairer society and how the UK has progressed in terms of equality.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how the absence of laws in the past allowed inequality to happen and how the introduction of new laws has helped create a fairer society.
Key Notes
- When people treat others less favourably because of their prejudices, this is discrimination.
- In the past, people were often treated unequally, but there were no laws in place to protect people from discrimination.
- Some actions now seen as discriminatory, e.g., punishing people for sexuality, were once crimes.
- Many people have raised awareness and pushed for positive change.
- The law has gradually shifted to ensure greater protection for everyone, e.g., the Equality Act 2010.
Vocabulary To Learn
- discrimination: treating people unfairly or differently because of things like their race, gender, or where they come from, instead of treating everyone equally
- inequality: when things are not fair or equal for everyone
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Discrimination in the past was not as harmful because people did not know any better.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
When people treat others less favourably because of their prejudices, this is discrimination. In the past, people were often treated unequally, but there were no laws in place to protect people from discrimination.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'discrimination'
treating people unfairly or differently because of things like their race, gender, or where they come from, instead of treating everyone equally.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Discrimination in the past was not as harmful because people did not know any better. Correction: Even though discrimination was accepted in the past, it still caused real harm. People lost rights, faced unfair treatment and suffered. Increased awareness led to campaigns and laws being made to protect people's rights.
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