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1. We saw how power can be distributed to accommodate linguistic and regional diversities., , 2. People also identify them on the basis of their physical appearance, class, religion, gender,, caste, tribes, etc., , 3. In this chapter, we will study how democracy responds to socials difference, divisions, and, , inequalities., 4. We then turn to how democratic politics affects and is affected by these social diversities., A Story from Mexico Olympics, , 1. The story depicts an important landmark in the history of the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, IN THE UNITED STATES., , 2. The two men standing with clenched fists upraised and head bowed are the US athletes,, Tommie Smith and John Carlos., , 3. The International Olympics Association held Carlos and Smith guilty of violating the, Olympic spirit by making a political statement., , 4. Their medals were taken back., , 5. Back home, they were subjected to a lot of criticism even Norman had also suffered a lot,, he was not included in the next Olympics., , 6. But their action gained attention for the Civil Rights Movements in the US., , Differences, similarities, divisions, , 1. The athletes above were responding to social divisions and social inequalities., 2. Social diversity can take different forms in different societies., , Origins of social differences, , 1. These social differences are mostly based on an accident of birth.