Assess the view that, for minority ethnic groups, the practice of religion and membership of religious groups is mainly in the form of cultural defence (33 marks) The term ethnic minority describes a group of people that are part of a community with shared characteristics. These groups tend to hold their religious faith as an important part of their identity. Due to the increase of immigrants, mainly Asians, Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshi and Caribbean migrants, Britain soon became known for its cultural diversity and religious pluralism. Many sociologists associate religion strongly with the idea of cultural defence and the practice of religion in turn strengthens the feeling of cultural defence. However, the view fails to recognise the
There wasn’t just the rise and role of Dar al-Islam but there was also the Islamic Political Structure, where after Mohammed the disagreement over succession lead up to the split of the Shia and Sunni. The caliph ended up being a hereditary monarchy and Islam had a strong military foundation that employed the use of slaves. Although in the art, science, and technology area, Islam stressed the fact that knowledge was of value, and they built a
Christianity for example has many different types of people like Catholics, Protestants among others. I find it interesting how there are similarities among different religions but most of the time they only see their differences in order to condemn each other and prove they are the only “right” one. Christianity caught my attention because as Stearns says how coverts brought religion, the Latin writing system, and different artistic and intellectual instruments associated with Roman Christianity. Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism are major religions around the world and millions of people practice them. An important factor for Christianity to be known around the world was the connection that Europe had with the Americas.
chapter 2 Learning Content Learning from Experience Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox, Commits to Business Ethics Individual and Organizational Ethics Learning Goals After studying this chapter, you should be able to: 1 Describe the stages of moral and ethical development. 2 Explain and apply the core concepts used by individuals and organizations to make ethical decisions. 3 Describe some ethics-based initiatives for fostering diversity in organizations. 4 Explain the nature of stakeholder responsibility and its ethical basis. Individual Differences and Ethics Ethics Competency Anne Mulcahy’s Ethical Leadership Decision Making and Ethics Change Competency James McNerney, CEO of Boeing Diversity and Ethics Diversity Competency Verizon’s Workplace Diversity Stakeholder Responsibility and Ethics Ethics Competency Johnson & Johnson’s Stakeholder Ethics and Principles Experiential Exercise and Case Experiential Exercise: Ethics Competency What Is Your Decision?
In most countries we are used to seeing law enforcement agencies, attorney generals, judges, courts of law and prisons all contributing towards the better enhancement of the working cooperation within the criminal justice system. However, such procedures may not always be fully applicable in certain countries and such evidence will be shown in this study (Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1993). Certain countries, as in this case Iran, illustrate a certain degree of richness in the interaction between law and religion. The Quran is considered to be by many of its followers, a true religious moral as well as a legal code as it does not only deal with the religious aspects of Muhammad and God, but it also deals with political, civil and criminal matters (University of Pennsylvania, 2010). It is important to note that Islamic criminal law is a justice system based on Muslim religion.
In addition, religion formed strong spiritual bonds among the people as well (Craig 297). Political leadership also played part in the unification of the Islamic peoples, and played part in the government system over Islamic territory and conquered territories, setting up political ideals such as “little bloodshed destruction, or disruption in conquest; adoption of existing administrative systems with minimal changes…appointment of capable governors (Craig 298). Political administration within the Islamic empire played a major part in keeping peace and prosperity in the growing empire, thus making it a significant factor in the expansion of the Islamic empire from
The world’s Muslims differ substantially not only in their religious views but also in their political and social orientation, including their conceptions of government, law, and human rights; their social agenda (in particular, women’s rights and the content of education); and their propensity for violence. The defining characteristics of the main tendencies in Islam are summarized in a typology that we apply on a region-by-region basis. This methodology allows for a more precise classification of groups and for comparisons across regions and allows us to identify in a systematic way the sectors with which the United States and its allies can find common ground to promote democracy and stability and counter the influence of extremist and violent groups. Having begun to lay the foundations for what could be called a “religio-political map,” we explore the main cleavages in the Muslim world, primarily those between the Sunni and Shi’a branches of Islam and between the Arab and the non-Arab Muslim worlds and those deriving from membership in subnational communities, tribes, and clans.
Islam is important to study in a cultural diversity class since a common religion influences a culture; therefore it affects how they practice their religion. Muslims from different parts of the world will have varying philosophies despite sharing the same principle. In this paper I will compare Islam, Judaism and Christianity; I hope to clarify some points and discuss how Muslims are perceived in the United States, how Muslims are perceived in China and explain the perceptions and
Religion also provided a strong role in the governments of different societies around the world. Even today the American government is based on the beliefs of the Christian faith and Christian values. Other civilizations base their government practices on different religious beliefs and have been for thousands of years. The Ottoman Empire was an empire that was very heavily influenced by their Islamic faith. Their religion served as the base for their entire societal structure.
After Pakistanis and Bangladeshis immigrated to the UK, they were split on either to retain all of their cultural values or to Westernize themselves into British life. Many westernised South Asians are now considered an integral part of British society, with a majority retaining high