...Citizenship and Diversity 1. Citizenship - the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country, granting you certain rights and responsibilities of the country 2. Racism & Racist - prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior 3. Discrimination - the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex OR recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another. 4. Prejudice - preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. 5. Institutionalised racism - any kind of system of inequality based on race. It can occur in institutions such as public government bodies, private business corporations, and universities 6. Multiculturalism - the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country 7. Ethnocentricity - Belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. 8. Sexism - prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex. 9. Heterosexist - a system of attitudes, bias, and discrimination in favour of opposite-sex sexuality and relationships. It can include the presumption that other people are heterosexual or that opposite-sex attractions and relationships are the only norm[2] and therefore superior ...
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...their service and receive protection from discrimination. What is done to ensure it provides an equal service to all its users and all potential users have equal access to it? Specialist equality and diversity officers. * The Equality Unit provides specialist advice and guidance on all issues of diversity and equality which includes age, disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and transgender identity. * * The self-reporting system allows you as the victim, witness, parent, carer or any concerned person to report an incident to the police by giving us as little or as much personal information as you wish. * With your details: The incident can be investigated fully and you can get the service you deserve and the support you need. * By filling out the reporting form you will: Enable the police and partnership agencies to build up patterns of behaviour, highlight areas of concern and provide us with a 'True Vision' of what is happening. One of the things in which they do is that they recruit officers who are from black and multi-ethnic communities over another candidate who is equally qualified. The reason as to why this is done is because they can then improve the diversity of the staff. This would act as protection from discrimination because it then improves communication with the different communities. Britain's biggest police force now demands that anyone wanting to...
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...Task: P8 & P9 Presenting information on how the media presents information on Uniformed Public service. (UPS) The police of the UPS are a section that has a very close relationship to the public via their line of work, this relationship is in the public eye by consistently being reported on by the media. The media can present this information in a number of ways, online newspapers and news channels for example will use a combination of text and video to get the information across, this information is accessible by the majority of the public and is a lead factor of the public’s opinion on the Police, this opinion is vital for the work in which they do. The media is sometimes seen as giving biased information to the public this can be seen by comparing and two sources of information and how they reported on it. Sometimes it is because of the papers own political opinion and other times it could be represent of the editors own opinion this is largely the case in news articles. A current affair that is a major news story is about a failure of South Welsh police to respond to the a domestic abuse case in which the woman contacted the Police a number of times with minimalistic response to the threat that she presented to them, In-fact the police had the threat on record and the information accessible to them as the man in question was a previous sex-offender but still did nothing, this neglect of the woman’s safety lead to attempted rape and murder or the woman. This story...
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...Lara Barradas P1: Explain the range of meanings attached to citizenship, diversity and associated terminology. Glossary: Apartheid: Apartheid was the policy of racial segregation in South Africa that ended in 1990. It was used to keep the black and white populations separate. Under apartheid, the rights, associations, and movements of the majority black inhabitants and other ethnic groups were curtailed and Afrikaner minority rule was maintained. British citizen: A British citizen is someone that gained British nationality because they are connected with the UK. British dependent territories citizens: People who live in dependent British colonies like Gibraltar and British Virgin Islands. British Overseas citizens: Groups of people who have a connection with the UK because they lived in a former British colony that is now independent. British Nationals (Overseas): People from Hong Kong were given the chance to acquire this status as many were unhappy at the thought of losing British nationality when Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997. British protected persons: Individuals who had a connection with a former British Protectorate. This is an overseas territory that Britain used to protect, such as the country of Brunei. British subjects: It refers in British nationality law, to a limited class of people defined by Part IV of the British Nationality Act 1981. Under that Act, two groups of people became "British subjects"; the first were people from the Republic...
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...P5 Review the methods used by public services to ensure they have a diverse workforce P6 Explain the duty of public services to provide equality of service to all citizens M3 - Analyze the effectiveness of the methods used by the public services to promote equality and diversity in the society and within the forces. D2 - Evaluate the effectiveness of the methods used by the public services to promote equality and diversity in the society and within the forces. All Public services organizations are bound to follow a range of policies and procedures, to ensure that they have a diverse workforce, such as: Equal opportunities and Anti-discrimination policies - Grievance procedure Bullying and Harassment at work policies Recording and monitoring of equal opportunities data complaints Complaint procedures for service users The Royal Air Force In the Royal Air Force the aim of the RAF's Equality and Diversity Strategy is to achieve a diverse, operationally effective work force in an environment free from harassment, intimidation and unlawful discrimination, in which all have equal opportunity and encouragement to realize their full potential. Diversity is, essentially, linked to equality and compliance with the law. In March 2011, the RAF have received a national award for improving the inspiration for young women to join the RAF as Engineers, with the increase of female recruits has improved the representation of women in the male dominated trades...
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...222 60 Fax: 0845 60 333 60 Textphone: 0845 555 60 Please quote ref: 00045-2007DOM-EN ISBN: 978-1-84478-883-5 PPSLS/D35/0107/14 © Crown Copyright 2007 Produced by the Department for Education and Skills Extracts from this publication may be reproduced for non commercial education or training purposes on the condition that the source is acknowledged. For any other use please contact HMSOlicensing@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk DIVERSITY & CITIZENSHIP You can download this publication or order copies online at: www.teachernet.gov.uk/publications Diversity and Citizenship Curriculum Review Review Group members Sir Keith Ajegbo retired in July 2006 as Headteacher of Deptford Green School, a multiethnic school with a strong reputation for Citizenship education. He is currently working as a coach on the Future Leaders Project, as a School Improvement Partner, and as an education consultant for UBS. He is also a Governor of Goldsmiths College and a trustee of the Stephen Lawrence Trust. Dr Dina Kiwan is a Lecturer in Citizenship Education at Birkbeck College, University of London. Previously she was seconded to the Home Office as the Head of Secretariat to the Advisory Board for Naturalisation and Integration (ABNI), carrying forward the implementation of the recommendations of the former ‘Life in the UK’ Advisory Group chaired by Sir Bernard Crick. Seema Sharma, is an Assistant Headteacher at Deptford Green School in South East London. She has been...
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...Unit 3 Citizenship, Diversity and the Public Services 198410 16TH January 2014 Tom Brooks Citizenship, Diversity and the Public services In order to complete this task explain in detail the meanings associated with citizenship, diversity and terminology, also accessing the benefits of good citizens to public services and society in relation to respecting equality. I will then create an analysis of the importance to public services of good citizens by respecting equality and supporting them by respecting the key concepts associated with diversity. I will then finally give an evaluation of the role of citizens in supporting public services when having to deal with issues. Citizenship There are a number of different ways in which you are able to describe the term citizenship, citizenship is mostly known as a status that is awarded to many citizens. Citizens are the collective term for members of a specific community. British citizenship can either be gained by legally by either by birth or naturalisation, anybody who was born in the United Kingdom before 1983 would automatically considered to be a British citizen, this would also apply to children whose parents carried out a diplomatic role in the United Kingdom. After 1983 a person could become a British citizen by birth only if they had a parent who was a British citizen, or if at least one of the parents were allowed to stay in the UK permanently. If any of these criteria is not met, an application for British citizenship...
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...opinion, or the resolution of the dispute between the two parties, but base their decision on a different rationale may issue one or more concurring opinion. Likewise, justices who disagree with the main opinion in both result and legal rationale may issue one or more dissenting opinion (How to read, 2012). The effect these have on the state of law in America is that it sets a precedence that will be used for similar cases in the future. If a precedence has been set, then it is much harder to rule in a different direction. So it is important that the Supreme Court gets it right in order to protect the innocent in the future. 3. What type of jurisdiction did the federal courts have in this case? Was it a federal question case or a diversity of citizenship case? Why? The federal courts had jurisdiction based of the Rule of Civil Procedure, Rule 23(b)(2), which governs civil procedures. Something...
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...1. What kind of paper is the National Enquirer? The National Enquirer is an American supermarket tabloid, which can be traced back to 1926. The paper was founded by William Griffin when he was given a loan by William Randolph Hearst to create the New York Evening Enquirer (Funding Universe, 2010). This paper was sold in New York City and as a partial repayment of Griffin’s loan, Hearst wanted to experiment new ideas in the Enquirer. Because of the unsuccessful articles published and antimilitary publications in World War II, sales never peaked. William Griffin later sold the tabloid magazine to Generoso Pope, Jr. Pope slowly decreased the amount of articles written about the war and added new columns that included worldwide events. In the early 1950s, the Enquirer started focusing on tales of murder, crimes, and confessions. Later, the paper added a gossip column, which assisted in raising sales of the magazine and by 1953, the Enquirer was considered a tabloid magazine (Funding Universe, 2010). The new gossip columns included stories about Elvis and other celebrities, in which they would write about scandals and betrayals. In 1957, the magazine was renamed the National Enquirer and by mid-1960s, the tabloid was available in retail chain stores across the United States. Before Pope died in 1988, the magazine was circulating throughout the United States and generating enormous profits, thus when Pope passed, many publishing companies bid for the opportunity to own the tabloid...
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...trucking company, is unconstitutional, and the state of Confusion should overturn the statute (University of Phoenix, 2012). Although the state of Confusion owns the statute, Tanya Trucker and her legal team must decide which court has jurisdiction over this case. Jurisdiction This case has two interesting factors, which will help Tanya Trucker and her legal team determine the jurisdiction to file the lawsuit. These factors involve diversity of citizenship and the U.S. Constitution. The diversity of citizenship becomes a factor because issue is between citizens of different states. In this case the statute resides in the state of Confusion; however, the statute affects Tanya Trucker who resides another state. To file the case in federal court using the diversity of citizenship issue, the plaintiff—Tanya Trucker—must prove the financial hardship exceeds $75,000; otherwise the plaintiff will need to file the case at the state level (Cheeseman, 2010). Without possessing concrete numbers to support the minimum dollar amount, the diversity of citizenship may not be enough to prove jurisdiction. The second factor in this case revolves around the constitutionality of the statute. The...
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...Diversity is an important part of education but in my community diversity rarely exists. The lack of avenues to open the community up to diversity is precisely why students aren't educated in diversity here. We are a small redneck town (which I wouldn't change for the world) that just isn't exposed to other cultures and ethnicities. The only way that students are exposed to diversity, in a cultural sense, is if they have the ability to travel or communicate with other cultures via the internet, Skype, Facebook, etc. Some kids are extremely diverse but their education in diversity is not a result of their schooling, it is a result of their travels, exposure and friendships to people of other countries and regions. In our school district we do have foreign exchange students who offer some insight into the lives of other cultures, genders, etc. We also have “distant learning” classes available at our school for students who want to take them. I feel that our local communities are very close-minded in terms of other cultures and the ways in which diversity can benefit us. Due to my own lack of cultural education I am going to write about the history of and importance of multicultural education in the school systems, citizen education programs and cultural enrichment activities.. Multicultural education has slowly evolved since its origins in the 1950’s civil rights movement to become part of the cultural mainstream. The desire to recognize the diversity of cultures rather...
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...Unit 3: citizenship and diversity P1- Explaining the rang of meaning attached to citizenship, diversity and the associated terminology The definition of citizenship: * is the position or status of being a citizen of a particular country Public services view citizenship as a patriotic act, the public services look strongly on citizenship; due to the fact that the public are vitals when it comes to solving crime. Police believe good citizen report crime, and report any crime that see and comes forward as witness to any crimes that have been committed, this all would help police convict criminals and make the streets a much safer place. The legal view of citizenship is someone who owns allegiance to and certain country to There are many qualities to make you a good citizen such as: * Obeys the law * Doesn’t commit any crimes * Respects the law * aggress with the laws put in place * Respects the public services * Values the services * Patriotic * Has a strong sense of pride for their country * contributor to society * acts performed that benefit society * truthful and trust worthy * people can trust you a good citizen takes personal responsibly to improve the community which they live in they don’t complain about litter or how poor their local council might be they take it upon them self’s to move the litter themselves. P2- discuss...
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...Facts: Defendant Coinmach Corporation needs to release a protestation documented by the Plaintiffs St. James Apartments and Jason Town Apartments for the absence of subject matter jurisdiction. The case creates from a contention with respect to the lease assertions between both parties. The defendant claim to be from New Jersey and Delaware; the Plaintiffs claim to be from Florida. The plaintiff says that the offended parties are really residents of New Jersey and has lied trying to deliver assorted qualities locale. James Nuckel is the person of every one of the three Plaintiffs. He asserts that in light of the fact that he lives in Florida, his vehicle is enlisted in Florida and his children go to class in Florida; he is a resident of Florida....
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...made about the actual or preferred character of the Australian people and national culture. These embellishments were promoted by a relatively small coterie of elites, as Mark Lopez has painstakingly documented,1 and became standard formulations used in official accounts of Australian national identity and citizenship. While the sting has gone out of multiculturalism and the national debate has moved on to issues of citizenship and refugee policy, multicultural formulations still inform official documents. According to this view, Australia is now made up of people of diverse cultures that should be given equal status with the Australian mainstream. Australian citizenship is then invoked as the glue that binds these different groups into a national unity. The multicultural account of Australia as a nation of diverse cultural groups has been taken over by the Australian Citizenship Council in its prescriptions for Australian Citizenship for a New Century.2 The Citizenship Council eschews any notion of common national identity or shared culture in favour of 'public acceptance of diversity' and abstract civic values. Such values underpin citizenship, according to the Citizenship Council, and these together define and unite Australians. In the following paper we give a critical account of the evolution of multicultural policy and...
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...1. What do you understand by the terms Civic Life and Ethics? * Civic life is the public life of citizens concerned with affairs of the community and the nation as compared to the private and personal internet. * Ethics is the study of moral standards and how they affect conduct. 2. Why is this course introduced now in our educational system? * Civic life and ethics course is introduce now in the educational system because of the importance of moral values. Teachers at training would understand moral standard and how they affect conduct. 3. What is the relationship between democratic citizenship and education? * Democratic citizenship and education both involved equal right and opportunity, gaining knowledge to implement various strategies to undertake issues in the society. 4. Define ethics and Meta ethics. * Ethics is the study of moral standards and how they affect conduct. * Meta ethics is seeking to clarify the meaning and use of our ethical expressions and their origin. 5. List four (4) philosophers who dealt with morals. * Socrates * Plato * David Hume * Aristole 6. Differentiate between moral realism and moral relativism. * Moral realism is that moral values are spirit like realms, absolute abstract truths while moral relativism is the opposite point of view which denies that moral values exist a spirit like object as divine command. 7. Values and ethical issues should be emphasized in school, family,...
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