What makes us feel like we belong?
I can explain how shared values, identity and legal protections help people feel they belong in a diverse community.
What makes us feel like we belong?
I can explain how shared values, identity and legal protections help people feel they belong in a diverse community.
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Key learning points
- Everyone has the right to feel safe from harm or threat and enjoy a sense of belonging in their communities.
- Communities are connected by shared goals and values which also form parts of a person's identity.
- A mix of education and legistlation are important aspects of ensuring respect and understanding in society.
Keywords
Belonging - the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion and identity for a member of a certain group
Community - a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
Identity - who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others
Common misconception
For communities to work together successfully everyone has to always agree.
Individuals can recognise and co-exist with beliefs, opinions and values that are different to their own. This allows people to peacefully live with others who we might disagree with, as long as they do not harm anyone through their choices.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
treating others with kindness and consideration
people living together in an organised community
principles such as democracy, the rule of law and tolerance
rules, usually made by Parliament, that help order how people behave
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
a group of people living in the same place
who a person is, or the qualities that make them different from others
a feeling of being accepted and supported in a group