Inquiry Focus – Living in a diverse society: Is harmony achievable?
Key Understandings
Identities are diverse and complex.
Living harmoniously in a diverse society means respecting our differences and appreciating what we share in common.
We can choose how we respond to diversity in our society.
Key Concepts
Identity
condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities, beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing
Diversity
Harmony
Assimilation
the process of adopting the language and culture of a dominant social group or nation, or the state of being socially integrated into the culture of the dominant group in a society:
Sociology. the merging of cultural traits from previously distinct cultural groups, not involving biological amalgamation.
Integration