Unit 8: Optional theme — Social philosophy
Topic 8.2: Equality and discrimination Questions
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Why does 'accepting the penalty' matter in civil disobedience?
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Who described the 'paradox of tolerance'?
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Fill the gap: wealth, housing and opportunity are largely ______, which is why old racial gaps can carry on long after racist laws end.
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Fill the gap: tolerance is best seen as a ______, not a ceiling — a real step above persecution, but not the same as full equality.
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Who put forward the idea of the 'Racial Contract'?
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In social philosophy, 'equality' is best understood as:
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What lifts a Paper 1 Section B essay on this theme to the top band?
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What is Mills' clever critical move with the social-contract idea?
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A 'marginalized' group is one that is:
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To 'tolerate' something, in the sense used here, means to:
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Mills' 'Racial Contract' refers to:
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Which slogan best captures 'tolerance isn't enough'?
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Structural violence differs from personal harm because it is:
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Popper's 'paradox of tolerance' says that:
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Civil disobedience, as King describes it, is:
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For Rawls, civil disobedience works mainly by:
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Why doesn't 'I never discriminated against anyone' settle the issue of structural violence?
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How can racial inequality persist after racist laws are repealed?
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'Structural injustice' about race is the idea that unfairness is mainly:
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