name the 3 different types of equality and define them
1.simple equality - everybody is given the same regardless of their individual needs or starting points and nobody is underprivileged
2.equality of need - treating people fairly by recognizing their unique requirements, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all approach. Those with greater needs are given more resources - eg ramps
3.Equality of desert - goods should be distributed to the extent that people deserve them - more effort - you deserve more
Name a quote from St Paul that emphasises equality
‘Theres neither jew nor gentile, neither slave or nor free, no male nor female, you’re all one in Jesus’
What system remains in place today in India, which highlights religious inequality?
The Hindu Caste system judges peoples worth/status based on their family name
What do some conservative christians, such as the Westboro Baptist Church believe about equality
They promote, hatred based on sexual orientation and believe in strict, rigid doctrines of predestination. Their activism argues against modern equality, asserting that societal tolerance of LGBTQ+ individuals is proof of national downfall
-Take bible literally
Name some unequal aspects of The Christian attitude to gender equality?
- In Genesis God created Eve as a helper for Adam - this has historically justified the repression of women
- Eve is blamed for the fall - this has been used to justify the hatred and oppression of women
- The Quiverfull movement suggests women are are made to have babies and live duly for their husband - it reinforces the patriarchy
Conversley, what would many liberal christians say about gender equality
They’d point out the way jesus lived his life is at odds with the teachings listed above - women travelled with him (didnt become apostles) and figures like mary magdelene played a key part in the gospels
Name some aspects of the Christian attitude to racial equality
- Genesis states we are all made from god, h breathed the breath of life into us, we all have souls made by god
- Parable of the good samaritan - A Jewish man beaten by robbers is ignored by religious leaders - BLOOD (a priest and Levite) but helped by a Samaritan, who shows compassion and pays for his care
- Imago dei
- The church supported slavery… can counter with wilberforce
name some OT aspects of racial inequality
- Israelites were allowed to buy slaves from surrounding neighbours
2.prohibits intermarriage with surrounding nations, which has been cited as a divine justification for racial segregation
3.slaves were treated differently based on race
How is disability equality shown in the bible and why does it now pose some awkwardness/
- j’s miracles often involve him curing disabled people - unable to walk/blind. They emphasise his loving ethic but campaigners for disability equality dont seek pitty but respect. Healing them suggests theres something wrong with them
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES - GENDER - Who is Simone De Beauvoir?
a French existentialist philosopher, novelist, and iconic feminist intellectual. She is best known for her foundational 1949 treatise, The Second Sex, which analySed women’s oppression
What is her famous quote and what does it mean?
‘One is not born but rather becomes a woman’
-shes saying that there’s a difference between someone’s sex and their gender, which is defined by society. The idea of a woman is rooted in societies expectations of women - what they should wear, how they should behave and where they should work - these expectations are often set by the patriarchy
what did De Beauvoir not deny?
that women and men different in some respects BUT she thought these differences should not prevent them from being equal
What did Mary Wollstonecraft radically suggest in the 1700s
that women have no less right to education than men
what 3 (4?) major waves of feminism has there been
- 1st wave - Suffragette movement embodied the spirit of early feminism in Britain. The focus was on securing equal voting rights
- 2nd wave - 60s-80s- emerged alongside civil rights movement - sought to liberate women from gender roles and gain sexual freedom/reproductive rights
- 3rd wave - 90-now - sought to deconstruct fixed concepts of sexuality and gender. rejected the idea that women are victims
- 4th wave? - 2010-now - the age of social media - social privilege
what passed in 2010?
the equality act which protected the 9 charactersitics
what passed in 1994?
illegal to rape your wife
what passed in 1967?
Abortion was decriminalised and the pill was provided by family planning clinics
why was the Ford machinist strikes significant during second wave feminism?
because it was a catalyst for equal pay. In 1968 hundreds of sewers in Daeganham stormed out. Ford decided sewers were unskilled so they earnt less. . This was the first time women went on strike for better pay. They went to the secretary of state who happened to be the 1st female SoS, she intervened and their pay was increased and a couple years later there was equal pay
why was the SLUTWALK significant during third wave feminism?
after the Toronto police chief said women shouldn’t dress like sluts in order to not be viictims, thousands of women marches, some in ‘provocative clothing’
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES - RACE - MLK - who was he?
the most prominent leader of the civil rights movement, advancing racial equality through nonviolent resistance. He led landmark efforts against segregation and racial discrimination, including the 1955 bus boycott and the 1963 March on Washington, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
Who was MLK influenced by?
Ghandi - this is where he got his idea of non violence from - he also got it from Christian teachings
How did MLk gain momentum?
after the Rosa Parks Bus boycott 1955
what was MLKs march on washnington
in 1963 he and 200k activists marched to the Lincoln memorial and its where his famous I have a dream speech was held.
whats a famous line from his I have a dream speech
‘but 100 years later, the negro is still not free’
-slavery ended, but black people weren’t free
