MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 7: Human rights
etnisk tillhörighet
Swedish word. In English: ethnicity
Which people or ethnic group a person belongs to or comes from.
Facts about the word
- The Discrimination Act prohibits companies and organisations from treating people worse because of, among other things, ethnicity. Sverige i fokus s. 26
- The Instrument of Government says that public bodies must counteract discrimination on grounds including skin colour and national or ethnic origin. Sverige i fokus s. 22
- Segregation means, among other things, that people live apart depending on income or ethnic background. Sverige i fokus s. 11
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Ethnicity is about ethnic group and origin, not about sport or union membership.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Human rights in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
