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Chapter : 3. Democracy & Diversity
Origins of Social differences
Origins of Social differences : Social difference are mostly based on birth. We belong to a community simply because we were born into it. Differences are also based on our choices. For example, some people are atheists. Some people choose to follow a religion other than the one in which they were born. Social difference divide similar people from one another, but they also unite very different people. People belonging to different social groups share differences and similarities cutting across the boundaries of their groups. It is fairly common for people belonging to the same religion to feel that they do not belong to the same community, because their caste or sect is very different. It is also possible for people from different religion to have the same caste and feel to each other. Rich and poor persons from the same family often do not keep close relations with each other for they feel they are very different.