Religion And Community Cohesion Flashcards
Community cohesion
A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society
Discrimination.
Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class
Ethnic minority
A member of an ethnic group which is much smaller than the majority group
Interfaith marriages
Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions
Multi-faith society
Many different religions living together in one society
Multi-ethnic society
People from different races and cultures living together in one society
Prejudice
Believing some people are inferior or superior without knowing them
Racial harmony
Different races/colours living together happily
Racism
The belief that some races are superior to others
Religious freedom
The right to practice your religion and change your religion
Religious pluralism
Accepting all regions as having an equal right to coexist
Sexism
Discriminating against people because of their gender