Religion and community cohesion keywords. Flashcards
Discrimination
Treating people less favourably because of they ethnicity /gender colour /sexuality /age /class
Community Cohesion
A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society.
Ethnic minority
A member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority group
Interfaith marriages
Marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions
Multi-ethnic society
Many different races and cultures living together in one society.
Multifaith society
Many different religions living together in one society.
Prejudice
Believing some people are inferior or superior without even 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 religions as having an equal rights to coexist.
Sexism
Discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female)
What are the benefits of multi ethnic society’s ?
It increases our understanding of the world and other cultures.
There will be less wars as people understand each others differences.
Different people will work together and this means society will advance quicker.
It will in rich the culture.