poeple in society Flashcards
acculturate sb to sth
to learn to live successfully in a different culture, to help sb to do this
Ex: The course is designed to acculturate new staff
active citizen
a person who is actively involved in trying to improve things in their local community
disadvantaged = deprived
socially/severely disadvantaged groups/children
fluidity
the quality of being likely to change
Ex: social fluidity, the fluidity of human behaviour
segregate /ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/ sb from sb
a racially segregated community
a segregated school (= one for students of on race or religion only)
public spirit
the quality of being willing to do things that will help other people in society
senior citizen /ˌsiːniə ˈsɪtɪzn/
an older person, esp sb who has retired from work
Ex: discounts/travel concessions for senior citizens