Domestic violence is a complex issue, which affects the whole of society.
Domestic violence is a complex issue, which affects the whole of society. Thirty years ago, there was an incredible silence across most criminal justice and social welfare agencies. Today the issue of domestic violence has become more prominent within the public arena. Public interest in the issue has grown significantly, as indicated by its increasing presence within the media and in soap operas such as east Enders. This essay attempts to offer an evaluation of the explanations of violence against women. It explains how the issue of violence, particularly within the family was brought to the public's attention, and how women are no longer willing to accept the subordinate roles such a patriarchal society offers. This essay looks at the process of change and the innovations to change because of the activity of organisations such as women's aid. Domestic violence according to the women's aid federation is defined as, "Physical, emotional, sexual and other abuse by someone (usually, but not always a man) of a person (usually but not always a woman) with whom they have had or have some form of intimate relationship, such as marriage, in order to maintain power and control over that person. It may include threats to kill or harm the woman and/or her children or other family members." www.womensaid.org.uk/stats/statwhat.htm Domestic violence is an issue that until the 1970's
What is meant by ‘ worship ’?
SECTION A ) WHAT IS MEANT BY ' WORSHIP '? Worship according to Cambridge Dictionaries Online is: "To have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god." Or "To worship is also to have a strong feeling of respect and admiration for people or objects, often without being aware of their faults." What I understand by the word worship is when you praise, honour and respect something regarded highly by yourself and/or others. People can worship God or a god, or they can worship people or objects. If someone has a particular obsession, such as a football team, they could be said to worship them. Actions carried out in worship can be singing, praying, respecting by certain rituals, attending services or meetings, or having continuous thoughts about something. Muslims understand the word 'worship' to mean 'to adore,' 'people worship God by giving Him praise, thanksgiving, respects etc through prayer.' Prayer is the avenue for worship. Worship for Muslims means praying. 2) USING PICTURES AND/OR DIGRAMS DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN THE MAIN FEATURES AND FURNISHINGS OF A MOSQUE. PRAYER HALL This is the most important part of the mosque and is a large carpeted space used for prayer. It has no seating at all for prayer, as all stand facing Mecca, the holy city of Islam, united together. Here the worshippers assemble in neat rows and are equal before God. Often
Why are marriage rates declining?
Why are marriage rates declining? Introduction: For my sociology project I am going to look at marriage and find out the different reasons for its downfall over the past few years. My aim is to find out why marriage is declining. The different things I am going to look at are > Divorce Rates > Cohabitation > Changes in women's roles > Decline in religious beliefs Divorce Rates: Divorce rates have increased over the past years. There are many reasons that people may decide to divorce. The different reasons are > Changes in the attitudes towards marriage > Legal changes > High expectations of a marriage Divorce has never been accepted in religion, but recently as it is becoming more and more popular, religious people are accepting it as a fact of life. Cohabitation: Cohabitation is when two people live together, but aren't legally married. Many people cohabite as it is a sort of trial for real married life. Most cohabiting couples end up getting married. Some say that marriage is becoming less fashionable and that cohabitation is a good alternative. Chester argues that cohabitation is just a phase. Some cohabiting couples also have children, out side a marriage. Up to 30% of births are outside marriage. Before cohabitation was seen as a deviant thing, but as time went on it became more and more socially accepted. Many people say that there are many
Love and relationships in Hinduism and Islam.
In Hinduism and Islam Contents Page Hinduism Beliefs.............................................................................................Page 3 Marriage ceremonies and symbols.....................................Page 4 Divorce..........................................................................................Page 5 Chastity, Celibacy and Contraception...........................Page 6 The Roles of Men and Women........................................Page 7 Islam Beliefs.............................................................................................Page 8 Marriage ceremonies and symbols....................................Page 9 Divorce........................................................................................Page 14 Chastity, Celibacy and Contraception........................Page 15 The Roles of Men and Women....................................Page 16 Glossary.......................................................................................Page 17 Bibliography.............................................................................Page 18 Hinduism - Beliefs The world's third largest religion is Hinduism. But it is the oldest. So it is expected for this religion to have many marriage beliefs and traditions. They will be explained in this booklet. Hinduism emphasises the positive value of sexuality by depicting
Racism. In South Africa a relatively small white population ruled the black majority for hundreds of years. Racism is anything said or done to harm, ridicule or disadvantage someone from another race.
There are over five billion people in the world, living in over 200 countries. We belong to different races, culture and religions. Many people believe that these differences are there to be shared and celebrated. Some people, however use them as an excuse to treat certain people as inferior in some way. Racism exists in all races and cultures. It is more than just believing your own race to be better than someone else's. It is treating people differently and unfairly simply because they belong to another race. Racists usually target those who are in the minority in society, but not always. In South Africa a relatively small white population ruled the black majority for hundreds of years. Racism is anything said or done to harm, ridicule or disadvantage someone from another race. Racism occurs in everyplace -world. In 17th and 18th centuries there were few indentured servants due to the wars in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Also, they only worked for seven years before their contracts were fulfilled and they were free again. Because of these problems and their desire to make a lot of money, Europeans began to enslave Africans. Africa was the only part of the 'known' world that was not controlled by rulers who had weapons as powerful as those of the Europeans. So, from about 1510, the Spaniards and Portuguese began to capture Africans and ship them to the
Is the law on abortion in this country in a satisfactory state at present?
Is the law on abortion in this country in a satisfactory state at present? An abortion is the ending of a pregnancy before the foetus is developed enough to survive outside of the womb (viability). Abortion can be accidental (miscarriage) or deliberate (termination). The legal definition of 'Abortion' is the intentional destruction of the foetus in the womb, or any untimely delivery brought about with intent to cause the death of the foetus (William, textbook, 252) Medical definition is the removal or expulsion of the products of conception before, but after, the foetus is 'viable' (Butterworths Medical dictionary 2nd edn 1978) However, most people are referring to the medical termination of pregnancy when they talk about abortion. It is apparent that abortion is a medical procedure, but I intend to, in general look at the legal and ethical aspects of abortion. Abortion used to be a crime and in Ireland and some other countries it still is. Before the abortion act, totally unqualified people carried out a large number of 'back-street' abortions out each year. Performed in horrific conditions, these illegal abortions sometimes resulted in death. Thousands of women were permanently harmed with life-long infertility a frequent result. If this criteria is fulfilled the termination is lawful provided it is an authorised place however far the pregnancy has progressed. What
Describe the history and symbolism of the festival of Pesach - How may the symbolism and teaching of Pesach affect the life of Jews today and help them to meet the demands of their faith?
Dheep Matharu 11N RE Coursework a) Describe the history and symbolism of the festival of Pesach. b) How may the symbolism and teaching of Pesach affect the life of Jews today and help them to meet the demands of their faith? c) "Festivals are the best way to learn about your faith." Do you agree? a) Pesach is the Passover meal, in spring, which commemorates an event that occurred 3,300 years ago. By celebrating Pesach, Jews are reminded of the past event where their ancestors, called Israelites, escaped from Egypt. At the time, Israelites had been made to work as slaves for the Pharaoh, in Egypt. Therefore God sent Moses to free His people, the Israelites, from slavery. The Pharaoh refused Moses' appeal to let his people go and ignored the idea of God punishing him, so God sent ten terrifying plagues to convince the Pharaoh to change his mind. These were the plagues of: blood, frogs, gnats, flies, plague on the livestock, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and finally the death off all the first born sons. The tenth plaque was the worst of the deadly plagues. This was where the Angel of Death was sent over all the houses to kill the first born sons, except those with lamb's blood painted on the posts of the doorframes. That night the slaves and the Jews had a meal, which was called +Pesach (Passover meal) because it was the night the Angel would pass over their
Describe the variety of specifically religious programmes on the four main television channels.
ROUGH DRAFT 1 Describe the variety of specifically religious programmes on the four main television channels. On television today they are few programmes which are specifically religious, specifically religious meaning the programmes focus on religions or a religion throughout the show. The issues discussed are relevant only to religion there are no moral or social issues. These days the majority of programmes are vaguely religious they are based more on views and interests rather then beliefs and values. The main objective of a specifically religious show is to either inform others about the religion or intentionally be broadcasted for a specific religion on a specific day. Looking through the T.V guide its evident the majority of specifically religious programmes are limited and normally tend to be on a certain day, which in this case are on Sunday. There are a few specific religious programmes on during the week but they all seem to be one-offs. There is one based on the Muslims in Afghanistan and another on marriage. The reason for these programmes is because of Ramadan and because of the September 11 events. The other religious programmes are songs of praise, the heaven and earth show, and holy smoke are on the main channels and these programmes are on a permanent basis. Also because of Remembrance Day for the deaths of the soldiers who died in the war's a programme
'Acceptance of the practice of voluntary Euthanasia is incompatible with the Christian belief in the sanctity of life but not with the attitudes of some ethical philosophers or some doctors'. Discuss.
'Acceptance of the practice of voluntary Euthanasia is incompatible with the Christian belief in the sanctity of life but not with the attitudes of some ethical philosophers or some doctors'. Discuss. Euthanasia comes from two Greek words- Eu meaning 'well' and thanatos- meaning 'death'. It means a 'painless, happy death.' This meaning can be broadened to mean 'termination of human life by painless means for the purpose of ending severed physical suffering' and others choose to call Euthanasia 'Mercy Killing' Euthanasia can be classified into a number of categories. Voluntary euthanasia is the request and consent of the dying person and is usually made on the grounds that death is preferable to the suffering faced by the person. It is based on expected results, relief from anticipated pain. It may relate to the physical or emotional pain that the patient experiences or the suffering of those around the patient. There are many campaigning groups that want Voluntary euthanasia to be legalised in the United Kingdom. One of these groups is Exit, which is the Voluntary Euthanasia Society. They stated 'an adult person suffering from a severe illness, for which no relief is known should be entitled by law to the mercy of a painless death, if and only if that is their own request.' The right to life generates certain duties in others. Two of these being the duty of service and
Is The Sanctity of Life to be regarded as a Moral Absolute? Discuss in Relation to Abortion.
Is The Sanctity of Life to be regarded as a Moral Absolute? Discuss in Relation to Abortion. Before I start to discuss whether decisions about abortion can be a morally absolute I shall start by defining what the 'sanctity of life' and what a 'moral absolute' is. The 'sanctity of life' is seen to be sacred because God gave it to us as a gift, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness;"1. Therefore Christians believe that we all reflect the image of God and as such our physical forms are part of God. So God is a part of us and we do not have the right to interfere with his gift of life, nor to make life or death decisions concerning others. Members of the Medical profession make life and death decisions as part of their job, so many Christians might be concerned when these decisions are about abortion. "Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? If any one destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, and that temple you are."2. Paul said that your body is a temple because for the Jews the temple was the most sacred place so to say that their bodies are like God's temple is emphasising that their bodies are sacred because god both gave them to you and his spirit is within you. Now before I go any further I need to explain what a 'Moral Absolute' is. Moral absolutism is the theory that there are