Immigration and Rights Flashcards
What is the difference between quality of life and standard of living?
The standard of living is the main necessities available or required while the quality of life measures happiness
Standard of living definition
level of wealth, material goods, and necessities available or required by an area
Define quality of life
The amount of comfort and happiness of individuals in an area
What is Bill 62
Bans religious face and head coverings in public spaces
Canadian charter of rights and freedoms definition
it sets out those rights and freedoms that Canadians believe are necessary in a free and democratic society.
Civil rights definition
the rights of citizens to a political and social freedom and equality
collective rights definition
Rights guaranteed to specific groups in society
cultural rights definition
The rights to take part in a cultural life. the rights to express ones humanity, and their values, beliefs, languages, etc.
culture definition
realting to the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a society
demographics definition
statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it
welfare rights ( economic and social) definition
the rights to adequate food, to adequate housing, to education, to health, to social security, to take part in cultural life, to water and sanitation, and to work.
Define economic immigration
people who immigrate based on their skills, for work, and to contribute to society
Define equality rights
the rights of all citizens to equal treatment under the law.
define foreign aid
money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another. ( any type of assistance given to one country form another)
define the human developement index
a summary composite measure of a country’s average achievements in three basic aspects of human development: health, knowledge and standard of living.
define humanitarian immigration
immigration due to the safety and wellbeing of a person. immigration due to threats such as war, poverty, natural disasters,etc.
define immigration
the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.
define individual rights
fundamental rights guaranteed by a government so that every individual citizen can live a free and equitable life.
define language
a system of conventional spoken, manual (signed), or written symbols by means of which human beings, as members of a social group and participants in its culture, express themselves
define minority
the smaller number or part, especially a number that is less than half the whole number.
define multiculturalism
The presence of, or support for the presence of, several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
define non governmental organizations
nonprofit entities independent of governmental influence that work to improve the well-being of the world
define quebec charter of french values
creation of a secular society- to have religion and the state seperate
define reasonable accomodation
what extent a society should reasonably shape its rules and values to ‘accomodat’ religious or cultural considerations
