February 2017 – Page 12

Society and Lifestyles ePDP blog

During the inclusion and equality input, in week 3 and 4, was interesting. We discussed what inclusion and equality means, and why they are important in today’s society. I found this interesting to talk about because equality and inclusion is an ongoing subject of discussion in the media and in every day life. Although inequality … Continue reading Society and Lifestyles ePDP blog →

Inclusion and Equality

In this weeks weeks input we focused on how people with disabilities have and are being treated in society. I thoroughly enjoyed this session because it was interesting to get some insight in to how some people feel they are treated in today’s society. We looked at the Equality Act (2010) to determine a definition … Continue reading Inclusion and Equality →

Looking at attitudes towards disability was very interesting and shocking at the same time. I did not realise that in some cases disabled people have been killed due to various reasons, some examples being religion and state policy. I researched further into the ancient Roman culture and found out that most infants were abandoned outside and left to die which was very shocking to me.

The Disability Rights Movement has showed a massive change in attitudes towards disability. In their opinion, we should not focus on the impairment but the environmental barriers they face in day-to-day life. This linked to ‘Universal design’ which refers to designing building that everyone can use. I think that this is a brilliant idea and hopefully in the future every single building or structure will be disabled friendly.

I have really enjoyed today’s session because it has made me realise that there should be more awareness about seeing the person before the disability. Although a person may be physically disabled, the can be incredibly capable mentally, for example Stephen Hawkins. I am looking forward to next weeks input to look into Lifestyle choices and Consequences .

Inclusion and Equality – Focus on Disability

The most recent focus on in Society and Lifestyles on inclusion and equality has been disability. We used this as an example to allow us to specifically think about certain types of inequality and exclusion in society. Disability is just one of the many named characteristics which are protected against discrimination by the Equality Act, 2010. However, … Continue reading Inclusion and Equality – Focus on Disability

Focus on disability – 06/02/2017

During the 4th lecture of Society and lifestyle module, we focused on having an understanding of what disability is and the importance of having awareness of disability. I feel that as a student teacher I should have a brief knowledge … Continue reading →

Inclusion and Equality – 30/1/2017

During this input we looked in detail about the importance of inclusion and equality in todays society, with relation to the Equality Act of 2010. I found the input thoroughly interesting as someone who has always felt included and equal to my peers. As a perspective teacher I now understand that for a child to feel … Continue reading Inclusion and Equality – 30/1/2017 →

Society and lifestyles – focus on disability

In this week’s lecture and seminars we worked on how people that have a disability maybe affected by their surroundings and environments. We discussed what can be done to include everyone in all aspects of society. During the seminar we looked at specific scenarios and discussed with our peers if they showed discriminatory practice, once […]

Inclusion & Equality – 30/1/17

In this week’s input we began the next section of our Society and Lifestyles module: Inclusion, Diversity & Human Rights. With looking into detail about how important inclusion and equality is in society, we discussed the factors that give rise to inequality and discrimination and how they operate at a personal, cultural and structural level. This is also known as PCS analysis. I have found this area of the module very interesting so far because I believe supporting diversity is a crucial issue and without promoting inclusion will ultimately lead to oppression and increase intolerance within our society. One key concept of the lesson that I found very stimulating was Allport’s scale of Prejudice and Discrimination (1954), particularly his explanation of Antilocution. He suggests that making insensitive jokes and remarks about another group is still a major form of discrimination and can create exclusion to minority groups. I think this is especially important when educating young children that even what may seem ‘insignificant’ comments can initiate bigotry and essentially victimise a certain group of people, eg women and black people. Also I understand the importance of this area of learning is whilst politics and discrimination against minorities are very controversial topics of discussion at this moment in 2017. I look forward learning further about inclusion and equality.

Society and Lifestyles Reflection – 23rd January

In this input I learned a lot about ‘ Unchurched Spirituality’ and the variations of this. We looked at heavens gate and how this was a cult set up in 1997 where its founder set it up as a Religious worship outwith the church but the way the statements were interpreted this led to a tragic event where many people committed mass suicide. I also learned how there can be ‘Unchurched spirituality’ which may be where the participants in the organisation worship and follow the Religion but do not do this within the church or in the traditional Church settings. We also looked at the statements given by theorists such as Karl Marx and their opinions on ‘Unchurched Spirituality’ and also the criticisms of this. I feel this was very interesting and I feel I understood the basics of the input and this subject, however, there was a lot of information and I feel I will need to study up on this and find some books to read up on this a bit more in order to cement my understanding of this information and ensure I know how to fit this into my exam questions in order to get the best mark. I am struggling to comprehend the theorists and how they actually fit into a certain question and what to look out for in the question in order to know that this question links with a certain theorist and their statements. In order to address this I will ensure to read over the theorists and read over past papers to ensure I can start to link questions to the information I have learned. I will also further research the theorists in order to ensure I have extra information about the theorists and what they said about Religion and Culture. Overall, the classes were interesting and also challenging which meant that I can go away and further study this for the exam.

Society and Lifestyles Reflection – 16th January

From the input I have learned about Religion and the basics of religion, I enjoyed looking at the different symbols of religion and about different Religions I had not seen or heard of before such as cults which were created and some of which had tragic consequences, this was very interesting to find out about. I also learned about Religion from the ‘inside’ as the believers approach and from the ‘outside’ as an aspect from the scholarly approach. I also learned about theorists who stated philosophical statements about Religion. I feel I understood part of the input today but felt the time in the independent study task allowed me more time to look into these theorists and find out more information which may link and help with my answers to exam type questions. I was struggling to comprehend how I would fit the theorists in with the answering to exam questions and how to pick out important words from the question to ensure I have the correct answer for this. In order to ensure I can overcome this obstacle I have looked further into past papers and exam type answers to ensure I can see how these would be linked together. Overall, after the input I feel I have enjoyed learning more about Religion and how it fits in with society today, however, I feel that I have a lot of work to do in order to ensure I am ready for the exam as it was a lot of new information to take in and fully understand in order to write about this.

Inclusion and Equality

This week’s input aimed to look at inclusion and equality, and the differences between them. Inclusion pertains more to the idea that everyone has a right to belong, and to be included, on a societal, cultural and individual level, whereas … Continue reading →