Religion And Community Cohesion Flashcards
Discrimination
Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
Sexism
Discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female)
Ethnic minority
A member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority group
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
Racism
The belief that some races are superior to others
Community cohesion
A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society
Multi-faith society
Many different religions living together in one society
Racial harmony
Different races/colours living together happily
Religious freedom
The right to practise your religion and change your religion
Religious pluralism
Accepting all religions as having an equal right to co-exist
Interfaith marriage
Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions