GR5 TERM 2 - rights, responsibilities, abuse Flashcards
(38 cards)
What are rights?
Something that the law allows people to do.
What is maltreatment?
mistreatment, cruelty or harm
What is a responsibility?
something that you have a duty to do
What are the 8 rights you have as a child in South Africa?
- Family care
- Food, shelter and healthcare
- To feel SAFE - you may not be hurt or sexually abused
- An education (to learn)
- A name and nationality from birth
- To be protected from exploitative labour practices
- to be listened to
- to be accepted
What does the right to family care mean?
Children need love and security from their family. A child has the right to other care if they are removed from his or her family.
What does the right to an education mean?
You have the right to go to school
What does the right to be protected from exploitative labour practices mean?
Children should not be forced to do an adult’s work
What legal document contains the 6 rights of children in South Africa?
The Bill of Rights
What comes with having rights?
Responsibilities
What responsibilities come with the right to go to school?
- Doing your homework
- Being on time for school
- Looking after your books and pens
- listening class
- having respect for your teacher
- help other around you
You have the right to love and security (family care), then what you are responsible for?
- keeping your room neat and tidy
- saying please and thank you (showing manners)
- looking after your belongings
- respect your caretakers (parents!)
- always tell your caretakers where you are going
- help with the household duties
What responsibility goes with having the right to make mistakes?
to make sure you learn from those mistake
What responsibility goes with having the right to be loved and protected from harm?
to show love and care, and protect others
Why do you have the responsibility to study? what right does it go with?
the right to an education
What responsibility goes with having the right to be proud of your heritage and beliefs?
respecting others beliefs and heritage
What responsibility goes with having the right having quality medical care?
to take care of yourself and take you medicine
What right goes with the responsibility to listen to others and take them seriously?
the right to be taken seriously
What responsibility goes with having the right to having a place to live?
taking care of your home and keeping it neat and tidy
What responsibility goes with having the right to food?
responsibility to not waste food unnecessarily
What does it mean to stereotype someone?
Generalising - when you say that all people who belong to a particular group are the same
What is the Constitution?
the highest law in South Africa (which includes the Bill of Rights)
What does violated mean?
disobeyed, broken or abused
What is bias?
when you like or dislike someone for no good reason
judging
What is discrimination?
when you treat someone in an unfair way
[you can CHOOSE not to discriminate!]
