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8. SOCIAL COHESION INDICATORSSOCIETY AT A GLANCE 2011: OECD SOCIAL INDICATORS OECD 2011985. ToleranceThe degree of community acceptance of minority groupsis a measurable dimension of SOCIAL COHESION . Acceptanceof three such groups is considered here: ethnic minorities,migrants and gay and lesbian was the most tolerant country regarding averagecommunity acceptance of the minority groups (Panel A, ). Australia, New Zealand and the United Statestended to be relatively tolerant as well. The Nordic coun-tries were dispersed throughout the top half of the less tolerant end of was dominated by southernand eastern European countries and the OECD is little or no evidence that the onset of the crisis inlate 2008 has presaged a fall in tolerance of minoritygroups (Panel B, ). On average, there was little change,with significant rises in tolerance in Slovenia, Austria andFrance offset by some large falls in tolerance in Italy, Turkeyand terms of groups, tolerance of ethnic minorities was thehighest for almost all countries and lowest for gays andlesbians, with tolerance of migrants in between ( ).

8. SOCIAL COHESION INDICATORS 98 SOCIETY AT A GLANCE 2011: OECD SOCIAL INDICATORS © OECD 2011 5. Tolerance The degree of community acceptance of minority groups is a ...

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