What are the debates around identity in the UK?

What are the debates around identity in the UK?

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore debates around identity in the UK and the ideas around a national identity. This lesson will also discuss the concept of British values.

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6 Questions

Q1.
What does identity mean?
A person's character
A person's nationality
Correct answer: Who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others
Q2.
True or false, someone's identity can be shaped by different things, such as a person's culture, religion, ethnicity, gender and hobbies?
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
What is the difference between nature and nurture?
Correct answer: Nature refers to characteristics you get at birth, whereas nurture refers to the way we are brought up
Nature refers to the natural world around us and nurture refers to how we are treated
Nature refers to the way we are brought up, whereas nurture refers to how we are raised by our family
Q4.
True or false, people only have one identity?
Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
Is identity fixed or fluid?
Fixed
Correct answer: Fluid
Q6.
Why can people's identity change?
Correct answer: People change over time as they have different experiences and identify with different things
People's identity changes because they renew their passport
People's identity never changes, just their personality

5 Questions

Q1.
True or false, history, language, culture, tradition and region all contribute to a person's national identity?
False
Correct answer: True
Q2.
True or false, individuals may identify differently in relation to their UK identity? For example, someone may feel more Welsh rather than British.
False
Correct answer: True
Q3.
Which jurisdiction passed a law to enhance the status of their national language and give it equal importance to English?
London
Scotland
Correct answer: Wales
Q4.
True or false, Scotland was once an independent nation?
False
Correct answer: True
Q5.
The Department for Education defined British values as the belief in:
Freedom, justice, parliamentary sovereignty and patriotism
Multiculturalism, individual responsibility and tradition
Correct answer: The Rule of Law, democracy, Individual liberties, mutual respect and tolerance

Lesson appears in

UnitCitizenship / How is UK society diverse and changing?

Citizenship