Life in Modern Britain

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Principals and values in British society
The rule of Law: The law applies to everyone.
Personal Freedom: People should be allowed to get the gain of their work, travel as they like and have freedom of speech and occupation as long as it harms no one else. Everyone can criticize the government an
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Describe the cultural traditions that contribute to being British
School uniforms, pubs, remembrance Sunday and Mothers' day are all related to British History or the Protestant Religion.
Rugby, football and cricket all attract the people of the UK's passions and sports associated to the UK also include: Horse racing, S
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Describe the nations of the UK
Northern Island: It was and still is divided between republicans and loyalists; they share power still today and they can pass their own laws on education and public safety.
Wales: This came part of UK in 1943 and it has its own assembly which is respons
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Describe the different regions of the UK
Different regions of the UK have different cultures and occupations. They used to have different time zones and these regions are divided into counties and act in local government in the county. People are intensely countyistic and celebrate their culture
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Describe the main ethnic groups in the UK
These are groups who identify themselves with one group of people or another, it may be culture, colour of skin or nation of origin. 16% of the population belongs to an ethnic minority group and the biggest of these are White Irish, Black African, Chinese
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The main religions of the UK
Not all ethnic people are from the same religion:
71.6%-Christian
2.8%-Muslim
1%-Hindu
0.6%-Sikh
0.5%-Jewish
0.3%-Buddhist
15.1%-No Religion
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Explain why people migrate from one place to another
Push factors include: Fear for their lives, Discrimination, No work, Disease, Lack of educational opportunities, High cost of living.
Pull factors include: Peaceful, Good record on human resources, Employment available, High standard of living, Other memb
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Explain why people seek asylum in the UK
Seeking Asylum is like basically getting a pass to stay in the country because your own one is dangerous for you.
People seek asylum in this country because of:
A good record on human rights
English is a familiar language
Same ethnicity already in the co
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Explain why the UK is a country with wide cultural diversity
During the 1700's-1800's refugees from all over Europe flocked to the UK.
At that time, the UK was taking control of land across the globe, citizens in this country got passports to the UK.
When these countries gained their independence citizens from thes
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Explain why people can sometimes be said to have 'Multiple Identities'
The identity of the people in the UK came from a mix of family traditions, school, friends, colleagues, the media, British values. The identity nearly also comes from the ethnic group we belong to (and our religion.)
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Explain what is meant by the term: 'Community Cohesion'
People share a sense of belonging and community identity, they share values and goals and live together well.
Where there is a high level of community cohesion people go out on the streets without fear, mix freely and experience low levels of discriminat
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Describe how rights can compete and conflict
Security V Privacy: People have the right to privacy with messages and the like but in 2009 government allowed any conversation and email to be allowed to be accessed by the police for security.
Freedom of Expression V Encouraging Hatred: People have the
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School uniforms, pubs, remembrance Sunday and Mothers' day are all related to British History or the Protestant Religion.
Rugby, football and cricket all attract the people of the UK's passions and sports associated to the UK also include: Horse racing, S

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Describe the nations of the UK

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Describe the different regions of the UK

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Describe the main ethnic groups in the UK

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