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| DIVERSITY | The term diversity refers to the difference or the distinction between people,animaks or thingd,to the variety,to infinity or to the abundance of different things ,dissimilarity,the disparity or multiplicity. |
| PLURALISM | As pluralism is called the system which is accepted,tolerated and recognizes the variety of doctrines,positions,thoughts,trends or beliefs withim a society.The word,as such,is composed of "plural" word,which means 'multiple',and the suffix "ism" which means 'doctrine' or 'tendency'. |
| EXCLUSION | The term discrimination is a feminine noun that means to distinguish or differentiate. Discrimination is a way to sort and classify other entities,for example,animals,energy sources.works of literature,etc.However,the most common meaning of this word refers to discrimination as a sociological phenomenon in humans that threatens equality. |
| Assimilation | It is a psychological concept introduced by Jean Piaget to explain the way which peoople enter nwe elements tho their existing mindsets,explainning the growth or quantitative change thereof. |
| STEREOTYPES | A stereotypes is an image,idea of model generally associated with a social group,which is attributed to their behavior,qualities and abilities,as well as other characterustics that identify it and that,generally,are immutable. |
| PERJUDICE | Causing a material or moral damage |
| HOSTILE | Designate that behavior as hostile,attitude or action that shows adverse or contrary to certain situations,issues or people.The word,as ,such,is an adjective that comes from the Latin Hostiles |
| Vandalism | Attitude or inclination to destroy and to cause scandals without regard to others. |
| Arson: | The arson is a crime that ordinarily defined in the law as unlawful criminal damage or destruction of property by fire or explosion. |
| Physi: | From simple assault to homicide, including armed robbery, physical violence can take many forms when an aggressor intentionally resorts to violence to intimidate or restrain a victim. Suicide also falls into that category. Physical violence leaves visible traces. It can comprise some or all of the following: -Relationship between aggressor and victim -Abuse of power, aggression -Attack on personal safety -Work environment deterioration -Employment in jeopardy |
| HUNGER | Hunger is the feeling indicating the need for alimentos.También may be shortages of staple foods, causing widespread famine and misery desire or appetite and hunger algo. el is produced by the great stimuli exert certain substances on the brain. |
| HOMELESSNESS | Homelessness is the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are most often unable to acquire and maintain regular, safe, secure and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence. The legal definition of homeless varies from country to country, or among different jurisdictions in the same country or region |
| GHETTOS: | A ghetto is a separate housing of a particular ethnic, cultural or religious group voluntarily or involuntarily, in greater or lesser confinement area. The term was used originally to indicate the quarters in which the Jews were forced to live and to remain confined at night. Using today has spread to any area in which the concentration of a particular social group is exclusive. |
| APARTHEID: | Apartheid was the system of racial segregation in South Africa and Namibia, then part of South Africa in force until 1992. It was so named because it means "separation" in Afrikaans (derived from the Germanic language spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia Dutch.) Basically, this system was the creation of both housing and studio or recreation, for different racial groups in the exclusive power of the white race to vote and to ban marriages or even sex separate locations between black and white. |
| SUBCULTURE: | The term subculture is used in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies to define a group of people with a distinctive set of behaviors and beliefs that differentiates them within the dominant culture of which they are part. The subculture can be formed from age, ethnicity or gender of its members. The qualities that determine a subculture appears can be aesthetic, political, sexual or a combination thereof. Subcultures are often defined by their opposition to the values of the dominant culture to which they belong, although this definition is not universally accepted, if not always an opposition between the subculture and culture in a radical way occurs. |
| PROTEST REGIME | : A protest is one sign of disagreement or dissatisfaction expressed an individual about something or someone. Generally, this discontent has to do with a decision that touches him intimately, either in their economic, professional or personal interests. Then the manager announced the freezing of wages during the period of one year, I asked for the floor to express my emphatic protest against this measure arbitraria.Protesta is the action and effect of protest (proclaim or declare a purpose, impetuously voice a complaint or disagreement). Protests can manifest through a march, a demonstration, a public letter, etc. |
| SEGREGATION | The term refers to segregating away, to separate someone of something or one thing from another. Thus, the segregation is that aimed to separate, exclude and set aside groups such as racial minorities, women, religious minorities and people with disabilities, among others, the rest of the human population, based policy mainly approaches racial, sexual, religious, or ideological. |
| TYRANNY | : A tyrant , in its modern English usage, is an absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution, or one who has usurped legitimate sovereignty. Often described as a cruel character, a tyrant defends his position by oppressive means, tending to control almost everything in the state. The original Greek term, however, merely meant an authoritarian sovereign without reference to character, bearing no pejorative connotation during the Archaic and early Classical periods. |
| BOYCOTT: | boycott is to refuse to buy, sell, or practice some other form of business relationship or otherwise with an individual or a company considered by the participants in the boycott, like authors of something morally reprehensible. It has sometimes been used internationally Spanish term "embargo". |
| TREASON: | Betrayal is that lack that violates the loyalty or fidelity should be kept to someone or something. It is to renege, either an action or a saying, a commitment of loyalty. In law, treason is considered a set of crimes that include the most extreme acts against the country of each. Historically, treason was considered the murder of certain higher, like a husband for his wife or a master for his slave. |
| REVOLUTION: | The revolution is a radical change or transformation regarding the immediate past, which can occur simultaneously in different areas (social, economic, cultural, religious, etc.). Revolutionary changes have far-reaching consequences and are often perceived as sudden and violent as it is a breakdown of the established order. Revolutions are born as a result of historical processes and collective construction. |
| RECONCILIATION: | Reconciliation is the action and consequence to reconcile. This verb mentions outrun a fight or a confrontation, taking up a friendship or other link was interrupted by a rift. In this sense, reconciliation is a mechanism for conflict resolution. If this feature is not involved or can not be proved, a more descriptive term should be used. |
| CHURCH: | The church is often referred to as the "house of God" because, if it is well omnipresent, is in the temples where the Christian community gathers to pray and to participate in rituals such as mass. Abbey, basilica, cathedral, chapel, convent, monastery and parish are different notions linked to the types of churches or temples. |
| SYNAGOGUE: | You can define the synagogue as a meeting place. The building, usually, is oriented towards Jerusalem. Among the elements that can be found inside the Holy Ark stand that houses the Torah, the candelabra chandelier reminiscent of the historic Temple of Jerusalem and a platform on which performs the reading of the Torah. |
| MOSQUE | Building where a Muslim community gather to pray or perform religious ceremonies; It consists of a prayer hall in which the mihrab (niche or niche facing Mecca) of a minaret (tower from which you call the faithful to prayer) and a source is to perform ablutions and purifications . A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, used in Spanish to refer to all kinds of dedicated Islamic cult buildings, but in Arabic there is a difference between, smaller private mosques, and the elderly, for collective use , home to a larger community and have more social services. |
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