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Equality

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the state of being equal, especially in having the same rights, status, and opportunities

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Prejudice

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an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people

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Race

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a group of people who are similar because they have the same skin colour or other physical features

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Ethnicity

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the fact that someone belongs to a particular ethnic group

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Ethnic

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relating to a group of people who have the same culture and traditions

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Stereotype

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a very firm and simple idea about what a particular type of person or thing is like

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Bias

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an attitude that you have that makes you treat someone in a way that is unfair or different from the way you treat other people

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Human rights

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The rights that everyone should have in a society, including the rights to express opinions about the government or the protection from harm

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Ethnic

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A set of principles that people use to decide what is right and what is wrong

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Diversity

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The fact that very different people or things exist within a group or place

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Dignity

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The impressive behaviour of someone who controls their emotions in a difficult situation

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Worth

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An amount measured by financial value that is has

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Hegemony

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Political control or influence, especially by one countries over other countries

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Oppression

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Unfair and cruel treatment by a powerful person or government

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Anthropocentric

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Considering that people are more important than anything else in the world

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Peace

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A situation in which there is no war between countries or groups

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Equity

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a fair and reasonable way of behaving towards people, so that everyone is treated in the same way