Meanings and Concepts, Civics and Ethics PDF
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This document defines concepts like racism, prejudices, discrimination, values, interculturality, xenophobia, equality, social movements, civism, social cohesion, liberty, human dignity, and human rights. It also introduces ethics and societal rules.
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1. It's the idea that certain races are better than others and so that his acts can be unfair towards the others → racism 2. It is an opinion about a situation or a person that is formed before knowing or considering all of the facts → prejudices 3. The treatment of a person or...
1. It's the idea that certain races are better than others and so that his acts can be unfair towards the others → racism 2. It is an opinion about a situation or a person that is formed before knowing or considering all of the facts → prejudices 3. The treatment of a person or particular group of people differently in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated → discrimination 4. These are often very strongly held beliefs that regulate the way people behave or act when forming something or doing something → values 5. It's a dynamic process where individuals from different cultures interact to learn about each other under an environment of equality → interculturality 6. It is the dislike or prejudice against people from other countries → xenophobia 7. It means to give all people the same treatments, resources, and opportunities → equality 8. A group of people that work together to create, resist, or boost changes in our societies, culture, or social systems → social movements 9. The study of social behaviour; it means how a person interacts with the environment and follows rules and laws → civism 10.It is the degree to which a community or society is united by sharing a vision or sense of belonging → social cohesion 11.It is the opportunity of choosing what to do or how to react when making decisions. The only limits are the respect of dignity and rights of others → liberty 12.It is the intrinsic value that human beings possess at birth; it is inalienable and is the foundation of all human rights → human dignity 13.They are a group of freedoms to enjoy life under full dignity → human rights 14.It is the discipline that studies human behaviour around moral good and evil, virtue, happiness, and duty → ethics 15.They are a set of rules whose purpose is to keep order and find the common wealth → rules
