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What is 'social cohesion', and can it be measured?

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You've heard the term a lot... social cohesion.


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By Rania Yallop, Ewa Staszewska

Presented by Dilail Abimanyu

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You've heard the term a lot... social cohesion.


But what does it actually mean? And can it be measured?

The first Australian politician to use the term was Gough Whitlam in 1972 - as he launched the Labor Party's election campaign.

In the mid 2000s, the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute started to measure social cohesion.

They identified five domains: worth, social justice, acceptance, belonging, and participation.

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