Community Cohesion Flashcards
Sexism
Discriminating against people because of their gender
Multi-ethnic society
Many different races and cultures living together in one society
Prejudice
believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
Discrimination
Putting prejudice into practice and treating people less favourably because of their race/gender/class
Racism
The belief that some races are superior to others
Racial harmony
Different race/colours living together happily
Multi-faith society
Many different religions living together in one society
Religious pluralism
Accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
Religious freedom
The right to practise your religion and change your religion
Community cohesion
A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society
Interfaith marriage
marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions
Ethnic minority
A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group
Equality
The state of everyone having equal rights regardless of gender/race/class