What is right & wrong? Who decides? Where do values come from? and other big questions / Michael Rosen & Annemarie Young.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is this book about? -- My experience: Michael Rosen -- My experience: Annemarie Young -- What do we mean by right and wrong? -- Where do values come from? -- What is society? -- What is democracy? -- What is justice? -- What's the difference between prejudice and discrimination? -- My experience: Richard Rieser -- How does fairness and unfairness affect people? -- How does inequality affect educational opportunity? -- My experience: Tulip Siddiq -- Is there a right and wrong way to use language? -- My experience: Laura Bates -- How does right and wrong work on a global scale? -- Is it ever right to go to war? -- How do children learn about right and wrong? -- My experience: Alex Wheatle -- How do disasters make us question what's right and wrong? -- What are your values? -- Glossary -- Further information -- Index

Every day we make decisions that are underpinned by our ideas of what is right and wrong. But where do these ideas come from? Where do our values come from and who decides which values are used in a society? This book looks at topics that are strongly connected to the values people hold and their ideas of right and wrong, such as democracy, justice, fairness, prejudice and discrimination, education, climate change and war. There are contributions from Laura Bates, Richard Rieser, Tulip Siddiq and Alex Wheatle, who, along with the authors, discuss how their ideas of what is right and wrong have been shaped by their life experiences. Readers are encouraged to think for themselves about the issues discussed and decide which values are important to them.