Billy Elliot- Quiz

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QUIZ

Gender inequalities

You know that Gender inequalities, is a big problem all over the world. However it have differents consequences in developed countries than in underdeveloped ones, we have studied some of the differences in general and now, i'm going to talk about gender inequalities at work.

Taking information about the newspaper ABC, gender inequality at work is greater in European countries with social protection, because the initial hypothesis was that if the development of social protection policies is bigger, will be less inequality. 
Because of this, women sometimes suffer psychosocial problems at work.

In Scandinavia directives or professional women showed the highest prevalence in all three psychosocial risks:

41% of these women were exposed to high job demands with little control over them. 34.7% believed they were subjected to heavy demands without the support of their partners. 26.5% thought that invested a lot of emotionally effort in his dedication to work but obtained an insufficient reward or little prospect of progress wage.

I think that if there is a higher proportion of women exposed to psychosocial work-related risks is explained in part by the time spent caring for children or  because they are the dependents of the housework, normally, this jobs falls mainly on women.

On the other hand, the international organization of job say that unemployment rates for women are higher than those of men worldwide and probably it will continue during more years.
If you want to know more information, watch this video:

So, I'm going to end my post with this sentence from a journalist: 'Ensuring equal opportunities for women and men is not only one just measure it is also a profitable strategy'

ADDICTIONS

An addiction is the continuous repetition of a behavior action that can cause physical and phisicological problems.

In the world, the most commons addictions are:

1- Alcohol Addiction:

Alcohol is readily available, and a legal substance for adults to use. Prolonged or excessive use can lead to a problem with addiction. Use of alcohol in relatively small amounts can impair an individual's ability to drive a motor vehicle safely, and is a factor in crimes involving violence, including spousal and child abuse.

2-Video Games:

A video game addict plays video games to the extent that this activity intrudes on his or her life. The most addictive video games are the ones where players assume the identity of a character in the game and are able to interact with other players.

3-Shopping:

For some people, compulsive shopping is an all-too-real problem. They use this activity as a way to deal with emotional and other problems in their lives. This excessive shopping may lead to financial problems, as well as relationship issues with the compulsive shopper's spouse or partner.

4-Gambling:

Many people enjoy participating in a game of chance in hope of winning some money or another prize. When it becomes a compulsive activity that the individual is unable to stop, despite the fact that continuing to gamble is creating problems, that is a sign that the person has become addicted to gambling.

STEREOTYPES

Stereotypes HurtI'm a blonde so I must be sillyI'm a brunette so I must know moreI wear glasses so I must be an idiotI'm overweight so I must be lazyI'm a  gamer so I must be uglyI wear suggestive clothes so I must be asking to get rapedI'm a girl who hangs around guys so I must be gayI'm a guy who hangs around girls so I must be queerI'm a construction worker so I must drink beerI'm a lesbian so I must check out every girl I seeI'm black so I must be a gangster and love hip hopI'm rich so I must be self-centeredI'm poor so I must not go to workIt doesn't matter who you are or "what you are"

ETHICS AND MORALITY

How we know ethics is a branch of philosophy that consist on defending the things that are good and the things that are bad but inside it there are four main areas .This four areas are:

Meta-ethics: the theorical meaning and reference of moral propositions and how they can analize what its good and bad.

Normative ethics: the practical means of determining a moral course of action.

Applied ethics: about how moral outcomes can be achieved in specific situations.

Descriptive ethics: known as comparative ethics, is the study of people's beliefs about morality

The ethics began to exist in the Ancient Greece, some philosophers like Platon talk about the ethics in diferent places and in diferent contexts, for example he wrote a book called “Gorgias" where he tried to lead the hinduism and the strongest law.
And Platon also wrote more books about ethics
I think that ethics is a very important topic in the society because it helps you to know what is good and what is bad and this is one of the most important things in the life..

Morality are the rules where we determinate the behaviour of human being in relation with the society

Stereotypes

HOW OTHER PEOPLE SEE US

All the countries have stereotypes but, what is exactly a stereotype? Well a stereotype is the way of thinking of a person about a group of people. For example, when we think about American people, we think about fat people with an addiction to guns. That's not like that. Some people in America are fat, like in any other country and they have permission to have guns, but that don't make them guns addicts. Also, there are stereotypes of races and cultures. For example, a black person is not always a criminal.

Stereotypes are bad for everybody because they cause discrimination to a community. From other countries, people think that the people from Spain are always in parties and never work. There are also good stereotypes like that people from Spain are always happy and friendly. We can see cultural stereotypes in Spain too like the Flamenco for example.

WE CAN'T THINK ABOUT OTHER COMMUNITY USING STEREOTYPES 

BECAUSE THE ARE A FALSE WAY OF THINK OF HOW THEY REALLY ARE

Domestic Violence

GENDER VIOLENCE

Violence against women is one of the most tangible manifestations of the economic, social, political and cultural inequalities that exist between men and women. Violence against women constitutes a violation of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, manifesting itself in numerous forms and often causing grave physical and psychological consequences. 

Here you have a video of gender violence where two women are living diferents lifes. The happy woman is living a good life but the other woman is living a bad life and his boyfriend or husband hit her all day. Finally he kill her. In this video we can see that 1 in 4 women fall victim to domestic violence in the UK and these are to many women. We have to stop it! For a better world.

016 is the number we have to phone if someone fall victom to this violence.

Gender Inequallity

GENDER INEQUALITY

Gender Inequality refers to the obvious or hidden disparities among individuals based on the performance of gender. Gender inequality and discrimination are generally discussed as pertaining to women, but anyone can experience gender inequality or discrimination.

Types of Gender Inequality

Gender Inequality exists in most part of the world, for example, in Japan, Morocco, China, India, United States, most of Africa’s countries… But inequality between women and men isn’t everywhere the same. Gender Inequality isn’t a homogeneous phenomenon, but a collection of inter-linked problems. It can take many different forms:

-Mortality Inequality

In some regions in the world, inequality between women and men involves an unusual high mortality rates for women and a consequent preponderance of men in the total population. It has been observed in North Africa, Asia, China and South Asian nations.

-Natality Inequality

In some countries (especially in East Asia, China, Singapore and Taiwan) Gender Inequality can manifest in the form of parents’ wanting a baby to be a boy rather than a girl.

-Special opportunity inequality

Even when there is relatively little difference in basic facilities including schooling, the opportunities of higher education may be far fewer for young women than for young men. Inequality in education and professional training can be observed even in some of the richest countries in the world.

-Professional or Employment inequality

The example of employment inequality can be explained by saying that men get priority in seeking job and promoting in work than women.

-Ownership Inequality

In many societies the ownership of property can also be very unequal. Even basic goods such as homes and land may be very asymmetrically shared. The absence of claims to property can not only reduce the voice of women, but also make it harder for women to enter and participate in commercial, economic and even some social activities.

-Household inequality

There are often enough, basic inequalities in gender relations within the family or the household, which can take many different forms. The family arrangements can be quite unequal in terms of sharing the burden of housework and child care.

Gender Inequality around the world

Although formal rights may be established, women in many countries don’t have equal access to inheritance, they can’t own land or property, suffer from sexual assault or domestic violence, and need to be accompanied by a male member of the family when leaving the house.

The following map shows inequalities in social institutions in the family code, property rights, physical integrity and civil liberties around the world. As indicated by the dark colors, inequalities are particularly pronounced in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and the Middle-East and North Africa.

Fighting for equality

Children and young people should not be underestimated; we can change this situation. If, while we're still at school, boys are given the tools to question the language, images and structures that allow inequality to persist, we can form a new generation of men who can change these inequalities.

STEREOTYPES

                          STEREOTYPES                               In the way someone is wearing something

A stereotype can be in the thinking, in the country, in the culture, or like this case, in the way someone is wearing something. Usually stereotypes give us a wrong idea of how someone or somewhere is.                                                                                                                                                                                                      

As you can see in this photo someone "Hermit" has to be disheveled, unshaven, with long hair etc.

"Gothic" is also someone who wears black, she makes up in black, and is demonic.

Someone "Tenured" has to wear very good clothes, be elegant, and respectfull.

A "Cultured" person has to wear with diferent simple clothes and be very intellectual.

 A "Pariah" is a person who lives in Paros or as stereotypes say a excluded, unsocial and ugly person, who wears diferent clothes, but not bad clothes.

I have no words to describe "Star!!" a very extravagant way of wearing the clothes.

Someone who wears T-shirts with words like "forbidden to forbid" is "Dissenter".

Someone has to be "crunchy" because he/she likes to dress like Bob Marley and people like him.

                                      A "lush" person isn't neccesary to be silly but he/she wears very diferent because

 he/she doesn't know anything about the place.

                                      A "Queer" has to dress very well and always very detailed.

                                   A "def" wears punky and bangy clothes.

And "youth" wears the clothes with no style

 because follows all fashions.

In conclusion you can't judge 

In the way someone is wearing something

Domestic Violence

Domestic violence affects almost all of women, as there is someone in each of our lives suffering in a violent relationship. Whether you are a victim, or know someone that is, the goal is surviving and living a happy, healthy life beyond the violence. 




If you are not a victim, it may be hard to imagine that people deliberately hurt the ones they claim to love. Victims have a hard time believing it as well. And so begins the cycle. Many victims leave their violent situation, only to return several times over for one reason, or another. 

The Domestic Violence Cycle

Knowing the domestic violence cycle will help you understand what is going on in your relationship with your abuser.

As you look at this cycle, I hope you can look at it from your abuser's point of view...and remember that your abuser's only purpose in abusing you is to gain and maintain total control over you! This is NOT your fault!

The domestic violence cycle has three phases:

Tension building: As hard as you try, nothing you do is right, or good enough.Please be careful and try to defuse any situations. This is the time when your abuser is wanting to gain, or maintain control and is setting things up for the next phase of this cycle.

Battering: Every victims scariest moment. Again try hard to defuse the situation, and be careful!! Leaving is the most dangerous moment in a domestic violence situation, if you think you will live through this moment, plan to leave during the next phase. Otherwise, call the police now!!

Honeymoon: Your abuser may apologize, or blame you for what just took place in the previous phase. The abuser will act like things are normal, or be extra nice to insure that you won't report the abuse. The abuser may start making plans for something you have wanted, plans for the family, plans for the future...whatever the abuser thinks will keep you in this relationship.

Here, you have a song about domestic abuse:

Major gender inequalities affect

 GENDER INEQUALITY

Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles as well as biologically through chromosomes, brain structure, and hormonal differences. Here in the ethics blog we are going to talk about the unequal treatment one.

_ Citizenship : different gender criteria for access to citizenship ( voting , different legal ages , specific legal rules for each gender , etc ...)

_ Opportunities Acess to both basic and specialized education .

_ Work opportunities : sexual segregation or exclusion of labor markets

_ Economic autonomy : maybe limited by employment opportunities but also by the legal structures that limit or restrict the right of ownership and / or inheritance.

_ Health: the social invisibility of gender can seriously affect your health , whether as a result of poor diet or lack of specific health care (for example, cardiac problems detected women are less than men because medical research has tended to focus on the latter paying little attention to women ) .

Speaking of gender inequality is usually referred to social discrimination of women. The situations of gender inequality affecting women worldwide but are specified in different mechanisms in developed countries or in poor countries or developing .

In developed countries, women have equal citizenship and greater legal protection. Education levels are similar to those of men but have more difficulties in the labor market.

In health, medical treatment over women has focused on reproductive health by paying less attention to other topics which creates situations of risk to the health of women.

In poor or developing countries, women suffer greater inequality situations. Access to citizenship is in some countries less than men and the legal protection of women is limited or nonexistent. In many countries, women's access to education is much more limited than that of men.Health is also pending in many countries and in many cases               reproductive health is limited to birth control.

STEREOTYPES

DEFINITION: 

·The stereotypes are characteristics ascribed to groups of people involving gender, race, national origin and other factors. These characteristics tend to be oversimplifications of the groups involved, however. For example, someone who meets a few individuals from a particular country and finds them to be quiet and reserved may spread the word that all citizens from the country in question are quiet and reserved.
 A generalization such as this doesn’t allow for diversity within groups and may result in stigmatization and discrimination of groups if the stereotypes linked to them are largely negative. That said, even so-called positive stereotypes can be harmful due to their limiting nature.

In this picture you can see some examples of stereotypes, and Do you think this people are like that the stereotypes means?

Well, sometimes we supposed that this stereotypes are true, and for me a stereotype doesn´t describe a person for only their appearance, because a teenager hasn´t been a causer, some people could be a causer and they aren´t teenager, and other times a teenager is a causer, but for only one person, all teenager have to be a causer? No, of course, all people are different and have different personality.

·Other example of stereotype is the nationality:

Sometimes we think that a italian person is a lovely or a french person is a good chef. But when we meet this people, we learn that it isn´t true, because some spanish people could be lovely or some english people could be chef.


In conclusion, a stereotype doesn´t say how are people of different countries.

Questionnarie about the film BILLY ELLIOT

This is the questionnaire that you must answer after watching the film. Please, do it in your notebook. 

1.- How would you describe the following characters?

            - Billy Elliot

            - Tony (the brother)

            - Father

            - Michael (the friend)

            - Mrs Wilkinson

            - Debbie (Mrs’ Wilkinson daugther)

2.- If you had to choose one or two characters, who would it/they be? Why?

3.- How did you feel watching the film? Choose adjectives from the following list.

joy	sadness	vengeful	pride
hopeful	anger	nervousness	ire
excitement	pity	rage	disgust
surprise	fear	shame	calm
happiness	indifference	confusion	other

4.- What is your opinion about the ending? Would you change it? Why?

5.- Why do you think we have chosen this film?

Words to talk and write about addictions

Before starting to learn bout ADDICTIONS, copy the following words and examples in your notebook.

Words to talk and write about addictions

  ADDICTIONS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

 An addiction is a physical and emotional illness, according to the World Health Organization. An addiction is a need towards a substance, activity or satisfaction.

Addictions can include, but aren't limited to, drug abuse, food addiction, sexual addiction, computer addiction and gambling.

 ·)Drugs: Drug is defined as all non-nutritive chemical that the body can absorb.

Young people use drugs usually by: false friendship, curiosity, ...

 Some drugs are: opiates, cocaine, marihuana, ...

·)Food addiction: Some people are obsessed with food. But eating without hunger or eating junk food can cause disease like obesity.

·)Sexual addicion: Sexual addiction occurs mainly in men and can make calls to sex lines constantly in a day, or find a prostitute every half hour, situations that affect the daily lives of the addict gradually. At first, the person can mix it with your routine, however, the more one delves into vice, the harder it is to make a balance.

·)Computer Addiction: is the excessive use of computers to the extent that it interferes with daily life. Excessive use may explain problems in social interaction, privation.

·)Gambling: Is an addictive disorder characterized by uncontrolled behavior in relation to gambling and shopping. The investment of time, energy and money on gambling activities increases with time and the person is becoming more dependent on the game to cope with daily life.

In conclusion, if you love something a lot, you can do but with moderation.

ADDICTIONS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

An addiction is when you like something so much and you can´t control using it. It is a very simple definition, so let´s see some cases of addictions and I´m sure that after see them, you will know what an addiction is

ALCOHOLISM: When you have problems with alcohol

If a person is alcoholic, it means that he/she has serious problems with alcohol. Alcoholism is a illness that consists in that the person who is alcoholic depends on the alcohol and when he/she doesn´t drink, he get angry and bad educated. But not only the person who is alcoholic get angry or is bad educated, he/she can also does the following things:

• They leave work to drink
• They didn´t eat very well
• They could be violent with the people

In this video we can observ the effects that alcohol has in our body, causing diseases or mental problems

ADDICTION TO GAMBLING: When you can´t stop playing games, specially in casinos.

If a person is addicted to gambling, this person can´t stop playing games. You can play games and it could be funny but you have to control yourself and put a limit. Some people don´t put a limit and they play games for a long time. Some problems of this kind of addiction are:

• The person can lose all his/her money because of playing games without limit
• Like alcoholism, he could be violent if he stop playing
• If you lose some money, you continue playing to recover the money
• The man/woman do anything to earn money for bet

The following video explains addiction to gambling in Mexico. 

In conclusion, if you like something so much, enjoy it with moderation because if you 

don´t control yourself, who will control you? Be considerate!!

ETHICS AND MORALITY

1.   Ethics is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct, often addressing disputes of moral diversity.

• But what is really ethics? Ethics is what we know we have to do, the things are going to be considerate good or bad. Am I going to be a bad person if I let a partner (for example) copying my exam? I know it is wrong, but I'm following my morality.

2.   Morality is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are right and those that are wrong. It seems the same that ethics, no?

• But what is really morality? Morality is what we think or feel we have to do, the things that I'm going to consider good or bad. If I know my partner is ill, and he or she has never asked me for something like it, and he or she is my friend, and if he or she pass the exam is going to pass the course, ... Should I let him or her copying the exam? My morality is going to say me yes or no.

Let's think now like a teacher instead of like a student. We are maths teachers, and in our class there is a couple of twins which both have 4.4 in their final marks. Should we approve them?
One of the twins has spent the course studying and making exercises, but he isn't good at maths. The other boy has spent the course being bad in class, he doesn't studies nor makes exercises, etc. Should we approve both of them, because they have the same mark? Should we approve only the boy who has study? Or, should we suspend both of them? Our morality, and no ethics are going to say us what we have to do.

Now, I let you some questionnaires to discover:

1. Your ethical style
2. If you are an ethical person

This is a video to explain the differences between ethics and morality, and how it affects our society today.












I hope you to enjoy the post do the quiz and watch the video, because I spent a lot of time looking for them. Have a good weekend!