Section 3.4 - Religion and Community Cohesion Keywords 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
- race
- colour
- age
- class
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
Multi-faith society
many different religions living together in one society
Prejudice
believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
Racial harmony
diferent races / colors living together
Racism
the belief that some races are superior to others
Religous freedom
the right to practise your religion and change your religion
Religous pluralism
accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
Sexism
discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female)