Investigating worldviews in our community
I can analyse local census data about worldviews and carry out a survey.
Investigating worldviews in our community
I can analyse local census data about worldviews and carry out a survey.
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Key learning points
- Social scientists of religion use survey data to investigate worldviews.
- The census provides information at a national and local level about worldviews.
- We can investigate worldviews in our local community using census data.
- We can carry out a survey in our school community to see how this data is similar or different to local census data.
Keywords
Worldview - the way people see, interpret and inhabit the world
Census - a national survey held every 10 years in the UK
Data - information that can be collected and analysed
Survey - a method of collecting data by asking questions through a form
Local - nearby or related to an area
Common misconception
Religions and worldviews will look the same in our local area compared to England and Wales.
Data may look similar or different. There may be local variations, meaning that your local data may be very similar or completely different to national data.
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