KEYWORDS
Community
cohesion
Discrimination
Ethnic minority
Interfaith
marriages
Multi-ethnic
society
Multi-faith society
Prejudice
Racial harmony
Racism
Religious freedom
Religious pluralism
Sexism
A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all
groups in society.
Treating people less favourably because of their
ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class.
A member of an ethnic group (race) which is smaller
than the majority group.
Marriage where the husband and wife are from
different religions
Many different race and cultures living together in one
society.
Many different religions living together in one society.
Believing some people are inferior or superior without
even knowing them.
Different races/colours living together happily.
3.4 Religion and Community Cohesion
1. ASSESS YOUR CURRENT LEVEL
TOPIC AREA 1
Community Cohesion
I can explain ways in which
religions work to promote
community cohesion in the UK.
The belief that some races are superior to others.
The right to practise your religion and change your
religion.
Accepting all religions as having an equal right to
coexist.
Discriminating against people because of their gender
(being male or female).
2. TARGET YOUR WEAKNESSES
- Choose the topic area that you are currently the
least confident in, use it as your focus for a
concentrated section of revision. Later on you will be
completing a practise question about this area
without your notes.
Strategies you can use to help you revise
- Create a detailed key-point tool
- Complete the practise questions from the textbook
- Make key bullet-points for each of the key sections
from the topic guide.
- Work with a partner to create a revision test.
- Map out how many links and connections you can
make from the areas of this topic to things you know
already/other areas of the GCSE RE course.
- Find 3 quotes from the Bible you can use to include
and deepen your explanations.
Resources to help you revise
- Your workbook
- The textbook
- Revision resources supplied by your teacher
- Checking things through with your teacher
- Checking with a partner.
I can explain government
action to promote community
cohesion in the UK, including
legislation on equal rights for
ethnic minorities and religions.
TOPIC AREA 2
The UK as a multi-ethnic society
TOPIC AREA 3
The UK as a multi-faith society
I can describe the UK as a
multi-ethnic society,
including the problems of
discrimination and racism.
I can describe the UK as a
multi-faith society, including
the benefits of living in a
multi-faith society.
I can explain with reasons,
quotes and ideas why Roman
Catholic Christians should
help to promote racial
harmony.
I can describe issues raised
for religion by a multi-faith
society – conversion, bringing
up children, interfaith
marriages.
I can explain the work of the
RC Church to help asylum
seekers and immigrant
workers in the UK, including
reasons for the work and
why it is important to do
this.
I can explain with reasons
differences among Christians
in their attitudes to other
religions (Exclusivism,
inclusivism, pluralism)
TOPIC AREA 4
Relationships between Genders
I can explain how and why
attitudes to the roles of men
and women have changed in
the UK
I can explain with reasons,
quotes and examples different
Christian attitudes towards
equal rights for women with
particular reference to their role
in Church.
I can explain with examples how the media presents issues of religion and community cohesion, including whether the treatment was fair to religious belief and religious
people.
3. ASSESS YOUR PROGRESS
TOPIC AREA 1
TOPIC AREA 2
TOPIC AREA 3
TOPIC AREA 4
A
What is community cohesion?
What is prejudice?
What is religious pluralism?
What is sexism?
B
Do you think the media promotes
community cohesion?
Do you think living in a multiethnic society is a good thing?
Do you think interfaith marriages
are a good thing?
Do you think that women should
be allowed to vote?
C
Explain the work of the
government to promote
community cohesion.
Explain why Roman Catholics
should promote racial harmony.
Explain why Christians may take
differences in attitude to other
religions.
Explain why Christians may take
differences in attitude towards
the role of women in Church.
D
“The Church can promote
community cohesion better than
the government.”
“Immigration is a positive thing
for the United Kingdom.”
“All paths lead to God.”
“Only men should be priest.”
4. MARK YOUR WORK (in a different colour pen)
A QUESTION
B QUESTION
C QUESTION
D QUESTION
2 Marks – Fully
accurate
definition.
4 Marks –Opinion backed
up with two detailed
reasons.
3 Marks – Opinion backed
up with one detailed
reason and one brief
reason.
2 Marks – Opinion backed
up with one detailed
reason or two brief
reasons.
1 Mark – Opinion backed
up with one brief reason.
8 Marks – Full understanding
demonstrated with accurate, different
reasons (4 brief or 2 developed).
6 Marks – Good understanding
demonstrated with accurate, different
reasons (3 brief or 1 developed and 1
brief)
4 Marks – Fair understanding
demonstrated with accurate, different
reasons (1 developed or 2 brief).
2 Marks – Partial understanding
demonstrated with one brief, accurate
reason.
Each section is marked
out of 3.
3 – 3 brief reasons, 2
detailed or 1
comprehensive.
2 – 2 brief reasons or 1
detailed.
1 – 1 brief reason.
To achieve more than
3 across the two
sections you must
have referred to a
religious point of view.
1 Mark –
Partially
accurate
definition.
0 Mark –
Completely
inaccurate
5. REVIEW AND NEXT
STEPS
Mark
Grade
On target?
What next
steps do you
need to take
to
consolidate
your
knowledge/t
arget any
gaps?