Religion and Community Cohesion (Vocabulary)

Question 1

Community cohesion

Answer 1

A common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society

Question 2

Discrimination

Answer 2

Treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/class

Question 3

Ethnic minority

Answer 3

Member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority groupty

Question 4

Interfaith marriages

Answer 4

Marriage where the husband and wide are from different religions

Question 5

Multi-ethinc society

Answer 5

Many different races and cultures living together in one society

Question 6

Multi-faith society

Answer 6

Many different religions living together in one society

Question 7

Prejudice

Answer 7

Believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them

Question 8

Racial harmony

Answer 8

Different races/colours living together happily

Question 9

Racism

Answer 9

The belief that some races are superior to others

Question 10

Religious freedom

Answer 10

The right to practise your religion and change your religion

Question 11

Religious pluralism

Answer 11

Accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist

Question 12

Sexism

Answer 12

Discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female)