Key Terms - Religion and community cohesion

Question	Answer
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 (race) which is much smaller than the majority group
Interfaith marriages	A marriage in which 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	Different races/colours living together happily
Racism	The belief that some races are superior to others
Religious freedom	The right to practise your religion and change your religion
Religious pluralism	Accepting all religions as having an equal right to coexist
Sexism	Discriminating against people because of their gender (being male or female)

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