Diversity ⇒ refers to differences and variety.
- society is socio-culturally diverse ⇒ when people are of different races and ethnicities, religions and nationalities.
- Society is socio-economically diverse when people have different socio-economic backgrounds due to different levels of education, income and wealth
Diverse groups of people in society ⇒ there will likely be different beliefs, values, practices and views.
- such differences can sometimes bring people closer together or lead to tensions and conflicts.
- hence important for us to consider how we can respond to these situations.
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