RELIGION AND LIFE
4 - COMMUNITY COHESION Key words -
Community cohesion - common vision and shared sense of belonging for all groups in society
Multi-faith society - many different religions living together in one society
Multi-ethnic society - many different races and cultures living together in one society
Religious pluralism - accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
Religious freedom - the right to practise your religion and change your religion
Racial harmony - different races/colours living together happily
Interfaith marriages - marriage where the husband and wife are from different religions
Ethnic minority - a member of an ethnic group (race) which is much smaller than the majority group
Discrimination - treating people less favourably because of their ethnicity/gender/colour/sexuality/age/glass
Prejudice - believing some people are inferior or superior without even knowing them
Racism - the belief that some races are superior to others
Sexism - discriminating against people because of their gender
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