Britain and the World Britain's primary overseas interests lay in three areas: Europe The Empire or Commonwealth The special relationship with the USA

hapter 10 Beliefs Religious history Around 432 Ireland converted to Christanity by St. Patrick, who brought faith from Rome His followers spread christianity to Wales, Scotland&n. England, established religious centres In Ad 496-7: the Saxons of A. England were converted to

Main Parties Conservative Party the Labour Party Labour the Liberal Demacrats LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

A1 ntroduction Britain's 'mixed economy'-an economy in which there is some public ownership as well as privately owned business

A 1 What is \Work\? Work: regular paid employment .Work: paid employment at a job or trade, occupation, or profession Important- 1. material consequences of work 2. the individual cultural benefits of work Unemployment-having disastrous implications

Abstract In Chapter Seven we continue to look at the variety of ways in which people in Britain today spend their leisure time. We especially look at excursions away from home for a short or longer break. But we first look at the transport infrastructure of Great Britain a network of airports, railway lines, motorways and other roads, which, together, connect up the even remotest parts of the country and help to make

Leisurefreely- chosen activities pursued during non-working time, related to financial security provided by work Leisure-- free time during which somebody has no obligations or work responsibilities, and therefore is free to engage in enjoyable activities

A1 Introduction Definition of crime--Crime is behaviour that breaks those rules of a society which are codified in the criminal law. (p131) Crimes are defined and punished by statutes and by the common law oIn changing society the opportunities for people to commit crimes also change. oChanges in patterns of work, in unemployment

1 Introduction- Basic Principles of*** English Law What are the basic principles of English Law? Explain \The Rule of Law\. What is the Law that is higher than man-made law? What are the criteria? What kind of orders are soldiers expected to disobey? Give examples. Should the pilot who bombarded the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia be punished for the atrocity? Why or why not?

Objectives If the family is central to people's lives, surely their next most significant experience is their education. In this chapter we will begin with a brief survey of the development of free universal education since the last century, and then take a closer look at the main institutions in which British people are formally educated