Summary: Written by senior examiners, this new title for the new AQA specification B unit 2 provides a direct match to the new course and its requirements.The new AQA unit 3 includes core topics from the previous Truth, Spirituality and Contemporary Issues option and this textbook also builds on Lesley Parry's bestselling and highly regarded Truth, Spirituality and Contemporary Issues textbook, fully updated and revised for the new specification. It contains:* exam-specific advice, questions and model answers* a clear, accessible structure to guide students through the course* student-focused features to aid learning such as key terms and summary boxes* up-to-date photos and examples.
Complete match to the requirements of the new AQA GCSE RS specification.Integrates exam skills to ensure students maximise their marks.Written by senior examiner and experienced author, Lesley Parry.Tried and tested approach, designed for classroom success.
Table of Contents: IntroductionAbout this courseThe religious bit...Topic One Religious Attitudes to Matters of Life (Medical Ethics)Ethical issues and religious attitudesScience starting lifeReligious attitudes to fertility treatmentHelping othersThe medicineThinking about the medicineTransplants and transfusionsReligions and maintaining lifeHumans and experimentsExam practiceTopic Two Religious Attitudes to the Elderly and DeathGetting oldCaring for the elderlyReligious attitudes to the elderlyCaring for the dyingEuthanasiaWhy euthanasia - or why not?Religious attitudes to death and euthanasiaLife after death in six religionsLast thoughts about the end of daysExam practiceTopic Three Religious Attitudes to Drug AbuseDrug useWhy use drugs?TobaccoAlcoholLet's talk drugsThe body and mindReligious attitudes to drugsExam practiceTopic Four Religious Attitudes to Crime and PunishmentCauses of crimeCrime and punishment exerciseThe aims of punishmentPunishmentCapital punishmentHuman natureReligious attitudes to crime and punishmentExam practiceTopic Five Religious Attitudes to Rich and Poor in British SocietyHomelessnessGamblingReligious attitudes to gamblingOther causes of povertyWhere do people get their wealth?Religious attitudes to the poor and to the use of moneySo what do we do to help in Britain?Government helpKey terms you need to know...You've just won £6.4 million!Exam practiceTopic Six Religious Attitudes to World PovertyThe basic needs of lifeSo what causes all this poverty around the world?So where are the LEDCs?CharitiesTypes of aidSustainable developmentHelp, help, help, help!!!Exam practiceAppendix I Revision GuideAppendix II What a question paper looks likeGlossaryIndex
About the Author(s): Lesley Parry is a Senior Examiner and experienced author
Readership: GCSE RS students
