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|definition= '''Social Cohesion''' is a state in society in which the vast majority of citizens respect the law, one another's human rights and values, and share a commitment to retain social order. The [http://www.coe.int/T/E/social_cohesion/social_policies/01.European_Committee_for_Social_Cohesion_(CDCS)/European Committee for Social Cohesion] defined it as "''the capacity of a society to ensure the welfare of all its members, minimising disparities and avoiding polarisation. A cohesive society is a mutually supportive community of free individuals pursuing these common goals by democratic means''"<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_cohesion</ref>.
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|definition= '''Social Cohesion''' is a state in society in which the vast majority of citizens respect the law, one another's human rights and values, and share a commitment to retain social order. The [http://www.coe.int/T/E/social_cohesion/social_policies/01.European_Committee_for_Social_Cohesion_(CDCS)/European Committee for Social Cohesion] defined it as "''the capacity of a society to ensure the welfare of all its members, minimising disparities and avoiding polarisation. A cohesive society is a mutually supportive community of free individuals pursuing these common goals by democratic means''"<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_cohesion</ref>.}}
  
  
 
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Revision as of 08:52, 4 June 2007

Definition of Social cohesion:
Social Cohesion is a state in society in which the vast majority of citizens respect the law, one another's human rights and values, and share a commitment to retain social order. The Committee for Social Cohesion defined it as "the capacity of a society to ensure the welfare of all its members, minimising disparities and avoiding polarisation. A cohesive society is a mutually supportive community of free individuals pursuing these common goals by democratic means"[1].
This is the common definition for Social cohesion, other definitions can be discussed in the article


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