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- 1—DIVERSITY
The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect.
It means understanding that each individual is unique,
and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along
the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs,
political beliefs, or other ideologie. - 2—PLURALISM
A situation in which people of different social classes, religions, races, etc., are together in a society but continue to have their different traditions and interests
- 3—EXCLUSION
Exclusion is closely related to some words that have a positive or negative feel. The word exclusive implies something is high-end, desirable, and not for ordinary people. If someone is excluded, on the other hand, it means that someone has been deliberately and painfully left out. Exclusion is more neutral.
- 4—ASSIMILATION
The process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of a group or nation,or the state of being so adapted
- 5—STEREOTYPES
A process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for makingmetal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like inpapier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a castin type metal
- 6—PREJUDICE
An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or withoutknowledge, thought, or reason
- 7—HOSTILE
Not friendly, warm, or generous; not hospitable.
- 8—VANDALISM
Deliberately mischievous or malicious destruction or damage of property
- 9—ARSON
The malicious burning of another's house or property, or in somestatutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collectinsurance
- 10—PHYSICAL VIOLENCE
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.
- 11—HUNGER
A compelling need or desire for food
- 12—HOMELESSNESS
An individual may be considered to be homeless if that person is “doubled up,” a term that refers to a situation where individuals are unable to maintain their housing situation and are forced to stay with a series of friends and/or extended family members
- 13—GHETTOS
A section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabitedpredominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, oftenas a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships
- 14—APARTHEID
Any system or practice that separates people according to color,ethnicity, caste, etc.
- 15—SUBCULTURE
Sociology the cultural values and behavioral patterns distinctive of a particulargroup in asociety.
a group having social, economic, ethnic, or other traits distinctiveenough to distinguish it from others within the same culture orsociety.
- 16—SEGREGATION
The act or practice of segregating; a setting apart or separation ofpeople or things from others or from the main body or group
- 17—TYRANNY
Arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse ofauthority.
- 18—BOYCOTT
To combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a meansof intimidation or coercion.
- 19—TREASON
The offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or killits sovereign.
- 20—REVOLUTION
An overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of anestablished government or political system by the people governed.
- 21—RECONCILIATION
An act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicabletruce.
- 22—CHURCH
Public worship of God or a religious service in such a building
- 23—SYNAGOGUE
A Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religiousinstruction.
- 24—MOSQUE
A Muslim temple or place of public worship.
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