Multicultural Britain Flashcards
Assimilation
Putting your own culture or religion aside in order to adopt the values of the majority culture in a country.
Self-segregation
the separation of groups in a society by choice
Prejudice
preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
Open-minded
having the ability to consider other perspectives and trying to be empathetic to other people
Genealogy
the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages
Colony
A territory where a group of people live, but keeping ties with the mother country
The Empire Windrush
The ship that brought the first Caribbeans to England
Descendants
people who are related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild:
Multiculturalism
State policy and laws that serve to protect the rights of minority groups
Tolerance
the willingness to accept somebody/something, especially opinions or behaviours that you may not agree with.
Multicultural
Support people of several different races, religions, languages and traditions
Liberal democracy
A society in which all people have the same right to free speech, protest, and protection (legal), regardless of background
Fundamentalist
A person who is extremely devoted to a specific set of values/ideas
Alienated
feeling withdrawn or separated from others or from society as a whole
Inferior
of little or less importance or value
1948 Nationality Act
In the aftermath of World War II, the definition of British nationality was re-defined to give people in all Commonwealth countries British citizenship
Xenophobia
fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners
assumption
an assuming that something is true
Victim narrative
A story in which you are the victim yourself
The Race Relations Act 1968
an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom making it illegal to refuse housing, employment, or public services to a person on the grounds of colour, race, ethnic or national origins in Great Britain
