COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Issue 4: Race relations
The views shared during discussions reflect the participants’ general pride
towards their Tamil identity. It is important to understand how this influences
their views regarding racial relations and other related topics.
Maathi Yosi | 2019
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Racial relations may be defined as the ways in which people of different races
living in the same community negotiate their differences and how this
manifests in their treatment of each other. This was discussed with some
reference to religion and culture. Cultural and religious understandings refer to
individuals’ knowledge and perceptions of ideas, values, behaviours, practices,
and beliefs unique to specific cultural and religious groups.