Unit 6 Citizenship, society and the public services

Question 1

What are 4 things that citizenship helps us to understand the relationship between?

Answer 1

• Individuals
• Society
• Our rights
• Responsibilities

Question 2

What is the definition of society?

Answer 2

A collective of people living together in a more or less ordered community.

Question 3

What is the definition of citizen?

Answer 3

A legally recognised subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalised.

Question 4

What is the definition of citizenship?

Answer 4

The position or status of being a citizen of a particular country.

Question 5

What is the definition of nation?

Answer 5

A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular state or territory.

Question 6

What is the definition of state?

Answer 6

A Nation or territory considered as an organised political community under one government.

Question 7

What is the definition of community?

Answer 7

A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common.

Question 8

What is the definition of multi-culturalism?

Answer 8

A co-existence of diverse cultures, including racial, religious, or cultural groups.

Question 9

What is the definition of security?

Answer 9

The state of being free from danger or threat.

Question 10

What is the definition of democracy?

Answer 10

A system of government or an organisation where the whole population or state have control by the majority of its members.

Question 11

What is the definition of continuity?

Answer 11

The presence of a complete path for current flow

Question 12

What is the definition of national identity?

Answer 12

A sense of a nation as a cohesive (works well as a) whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language.

Question 13

What are four things to understand to be a good citizen?

Answer 13

• Your role as a citizen
• Your influence on society & how much power you have
• What is going on in society & how it affects you personally & professionally
• What makes a good citizen

Question 14

What are 9 methods used to define a citizen?

Answer 14

• Your place of birth
• Your family background
• Where you live
• Whether you are a taxpayer
• Whether you are eligible to vote
• Whether you work
• Whether you are a student
• What community activities you take part in
• What organisations you are a member of

Question 15

How do you become a citizen in society?

Answer 15

• By being a member of a Community, State or Nation.

* Through place of birth, family membership, residency, learning, working, paying taxes & voting.

Question 16

How is the process of citizenship (being classified as one) determined formally + informally?

Answer 16

• Formally, through legal & political status, legal rights & responsibilities.
• Informally, through public life & affairs, responsibility to others, personal management & being a neighbour.

Question 17

What is Naturalisation?

Answer 17

Is how you can apply to become a citizen if you have no connection to the UK at all.

Question 18

What are the 5 + 1 other required traits to qualify for naturalisation?

Answer 18

• Lived legally in UK for 5 years
• Be 18 or over
• Be of good character
• Be of sound mind (able to think and understand for oneself)
• Speak a UK language (English or Welsh)
• You can apply if you are married to a British Citizen & lived for 3 years or more in the UK.

Question 19

What 5 traits should a moral citizen have?

Answer 19

• Community Involvement
• Take responsibility for others (looking after)
• Take responsibility for safety of the environment
• A commitment to continually develop life skills
• A positive attitude which welcomes challenges

Question 20

How do public services employees demonstrate/be a good citizenship? (11 examples)

Answer 20

• Charity work/Donate
• Non-violent
• Friendly
• Hard-working
• Respectfull
• Participate
• law binding
• Pay tax
• Being themselves
• Tolerant
• Recognise authority

Question 21

What is meant by Rights in a society?

Answer 21

A moral or legal entitlement to have or do something. Those things to which individuals in society are entitled, determined by laws/legislation.

Question 22

What are Civil Rights?

Answer 22

The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

This includes the right to vote or to obtain employment regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, belief & sexual orientation.

Question 23

What are Equal Rights?

Answer 23

Having identical privileges, rights & status in terms of age, disability, gender, race, religion & belief, sexual orientation to education, healthcare & protection from crime.

Question 24

What are Human Rights?

Answer 24

The basic rights & freedoms to which all humans are considered to be entitled, often held to include the rights to life, liberty, equality, & a fair trial, freedom from slavery, torture, & freedom of thought & expression.

Question 25

What are individual Rights?

Answer 25

Are a set of freedoms that an individual citizen can expect to have in a society. These rights can change from country to country & can also change overtime.

Question 26

What is equality?

Answer 26

Where all individuals have the same rights under the law, where individuals are free from the effects of discrimination & prejudice, where access to services is not affected by social factors such as income, class, age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, sexual orientation.

Question 27

What are the 5 things that the Public Services are in place to do?

Answer 27

* Meet the needs of a diverse society. * Support and reinforce the rights of citizens. * Protect and assist vulnerable people. * Improve the quality of life for individuals. * Protect the environment.

Question 28

What are the 7 Individual Rights of the Public Service user?

Answer 28

* Access to high-quality services. * Protection where individuals are at risk. * To be treated without discrimination. * Confidentiality when disclosing personal & private information. * Consent when receiving treatment. * Dignity when using services. * Individual choice in relation to public services.

Question 29

What are the 6 rights within the Criminal Justice System?

Answer 29

* Reasonable grounds for arrest. * Humane treatment while being detained/in custody. * Legal representation. * Legal aid. * Fair trial. * Suitable treatment in prison if sentenced.

Question 30

What is the Public Services veiw of citizenship?

Answer 30

A desire to improve society, the need to protect individuals, especially those who are vulnerable.

Question 31

What are the 3 types of responsibilities?

Answer 31

* Legal * Professional * Cultural

Question 32

What are the 6 responsibilities of thePublic Service users?

Answer 32

* Supply information that should be verifiable and accurate. * Not attempt to defraud public service providers. * Willingness to participate in a review of entitlement to public service provision. * Not discriminate against those working for the public services. * Respect the human rights of those involved in service provision. * Not use any form of violence towards other service users or those involved in service provision.

Question 33

What are the 6 responsabilities of the Public Service Employees?

Answer 33

* Obey the law. * Maintain professional standards and follow codes of practice. * Promote diversity. * Follow anti-discrimination policies. * Follow procedures for complaints. * Follow bullying and harassment policies.

Question 34

What are the 4 responsibilities of Public Service Employers?

Answer 34

* Provide safe working environments for employees. * Provide training. * Enable redress (to make amends). * Enable whistleblowing (Whistleblowing is the act of drawing public attention, or the attention of an authority figure, to perceived wrongdoing, misconduct, unethical activity within public, private or third-sector organisations).

Question 35

What are 6 traits and characteristics that shouldn't restrict you from taking part in the political, social & cultural life of a society?

Answer 35

* Gender * Religion * Sexuality * Race * Disability * Class

Question 36

Why are equal opportunities important? (3 bulit points)

Answer 36

* Services reflect the communities which they serve & so the presence of ethnic minority groups & women in the public services is encouraged. * It enriches the service & makes it more representative of the people it serves. * If you exclude certain groups of society you lose the contribution they can make.

Question 37

What are 3 Considerations & Changes when applying Equal Opportunities in the Public Services?

Answer 37

• Equal opportunities policies & legislation impact on uniform requirements, for example Muslim police women may wear a dark blue head covering under their police hats, Sikh male police officers may wear a dark blue police turban with the badge of the force clearly displayed upon it. • In the Armed services ration packs with kosher & halal provisions are available for Jews & Muslims. • Equal opportunities legislation such as the Equal Pay Act, the Sex Discrimination Act & the Race Relations Act have fundamentally changed the way the services interact with their officers & the public. etc.

Question 38

Name/state 7 equal oppertunities legislation.

Answer 38

* Sex Discrimination Act 1975 * Equal Pay Act 1970 * Human Rights Act 1998 * Race Relations Act 1976 * Disability Discrimination Act 1995 * Freedom of information Act 2000 * Employment Equality Regulations 2003 & 2006

Question 39

How do Public Services accommodate Equal Opportunities? (3 bulit points)

Answer 39

* Adjusting attitudes to equality in Public Services through training. * Ensure they have representation of different groups in their Public Services. * Adopt Anti-discrimination approaches such as: awareness training, employee diversity, inclusion, equal pay, positive discrimination, anti-harassment procedures, whistleblowing, grievance procedures.

Question 40

What are 9 impacts on the Public Services by equal opportunity legislation?

Answer 40

* Must provide for different groups in society: diversity in the workforce, information in different languages, use of liaison officers, respect for cultural differences. * Face consequences & implications of equality legislation during recruitment & training. * Equality legislation for the uniformed Public Services has many implications & comes with various considerations. * Must consider how to improve their promotion of equality: codes of practice, values and standards. * There are costs involved when implementing equal opportunity measures. * Must ensure diversity within the service * Must respect different cultures and ways of life * Must have training in equality and diversity * Ensure codes of practice and rules and regulations are adhered to

Question 41

What are 8 impacts of the Public Services on society?

Answer 41

* Improvements in the lives of individuals. * Increase in life expectancy * Reduction of infant mortality rates * Reduction of morbidity (disease) rates * Reduction in crime levels * Improved exam results. * Improving quality of life for individuals, citizens and society. * Number of people using Public services has a cost

Question 42

What are 3 changes that effect the Public Sercives?

Answer 42

• Demographic change • Government policy • Growth of information and communications etc.