The global context of worldviews
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe the context of global worldviews using data.
Key learning points
- The majority of the world’s population identifies as having a religious worldview.
- Christians and Muslims make up the majority of those with a religious worldview.
- Worldviews can be affected by context.
- Social scientists use data as a tool to analyse worldviews.
- We can use data to better understand the context of worldviews globally.
Keywords
Worldview - the way people see, interpret and inhabit the world
Majority - more than half of a group
Survey - a way to ask many people questions to gather information
Context - the situation, background or circumstances around something
Common misconception
The majority of people in the world do not have a religious worldview.
The majority of people in the world have a religious worldview. Religion and belief varies around the world depending on context.
Teacher tip
This lesson could link to work in geography. If you are looking at a case study of a country or continent, you might like to look at the religion(s) and beliefs there. Are they changing? How does it compare to the UK?
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a worldview?
Q2.The UK government carries out a every 10 years to collect information about people, including about their religion.
Q3.What does census data show about religious beliefs in the UK?
Q4.Social scientists use to investigate religion and worldviews by collecting and analysing information.
Q5.Which of these is an example of a survey?
Q6.When information is , it means it is trustworthy and can be used with confidence.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What do social scientists mean by context when studying worldviews?
Q2.When more than half of a group share a belief or characteristic, they are called the .
Q3.What does global data show about religious worldviews?
Q4.A is a way to collect information by asking many people questions about a topic.
Q5.Social scientists use to investigate worldviews by collecting and analysing information.
Q6.Which religious worldviews make up the majority of the world’s population?
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