Multiculturalism
Wherever and whenever there are various cultures or ethnic groups living together in the same piece of land, an intercultural situation takes place. The ultimate stage of evolution of this circumstance is best known as Multiculturalism, and involves cultures or ethnic groups living together. In the beginning, the relationships that some cultures held were very different from what, nowadays, we understand as Multiculturalism. Going over its antecedents, some of the most well-known cases date back to Greeks and Romans. These powerful empires were made up of a mixture of cultures with their distinctive features. This implies that the members of the same culture interact among them, but they avoid any deep interaction with members
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That is to say, it could be of benefit to humankind, or it could lead it to its own destruction. Of course, the reaction of low culture groups was to refuse high culture mastery and to protect their land, natural resources (flora, fauna), history, traditions, etc. In other words, minorities such as aborigines, indigenous communities, and emigrants, adhered to their cultures. On the other hand, high culture societies have understood that their material markers and values are not universal, and so, it is pointless to impose them to their counterparts leading to multicultural societies (Claval, n. d.).
Multiculturalism is based on the notion that each culture has the right to exist and coexist with others. Obviously, this would be impossible if there were no equality, responsibility, justice and democracy within the countries involved (Claval, n. d.). Thus, Multiculturalism is mainly observed in the most mature societies in which poets such as Duke Redbird (Canada), Camille T. Dungy (United States of America) and Hone Tuwhare (New Zealand), by means of their poetry proudly show us their beloved land, heritage, culture, roots, experience, and
Multiculturalism Explained In One Word: HAPA by Kristen Lee was a radio broadcast for Kristen Lee since she was leaving NPR’s intern program. The gift for her time was a segment where she could talk about anything that she wanted on the broadcast. Kristen’s broadcast followed the idea that people should not define who you are by your culture and ethnicity. Ms. Lee explains how she looks is not who she is, “ I’m a quarter Chinese and the rest is Swedish. From my appearance, people assume I am Asian, but how could a quarter measurement define who I am? “ (Lee 41). This evidence highlights that people stereotype her on how she looks, but that is not who she is as a person. She soon emphasizes how she personally benefited from being stereotyped,
In the novel excerpt “What is Cultural Identity” by Elise Trumbull and Maria Pacheco, they define the aspects of cultural identity and how each individual views others. Furthermore, when talking about the cultures of communities, they explain, “Social groups existing within one nation may share a common language and a broad cultural identity but have distinct ethnic identities associated with a different language and history,” (Trumbull and Pacheco 9-10). Taking America for example, many ethnicities of people are melted together into one nation, yet share the same language and contain similar cultural identities, as Trumbull and Pacheco stated. The differing backgrounds of individuals in these communities is what diversifies the entire nation, accepting every person with any culture.
Different cultures tend to clash when they come in contact because they encompass many different beliefs and expectations. Everyone has a cultural identity and they act accordingly to it. Therefore, when two people with different cultures interact they
Despite the all evidences that politics is allowing all kind of cultural diversity to grow within same territory. Those countries which have different cultures are trying to make their state a multicultural state in order to live with peace, for growth and development. This paper discusses about the past present and future of multiculturalism. Cultural diversity from very beginning was existing in different nation There are Jews in Germany, Poles in Ireland, Asians in Canada and so on but the level at which Multiculturalism have reached today became a political issue for those countries which have cultural diversities. People of different cultural diversity are enjoying the same rights and people are practicing different cultures as and extended form of their liberty. People have the freedom to do whatever they want but with in the framework of laws.So the people are exercising the libety of practicing their own culture.There is a discussion about remarkable history of multiculturalism, present position of multiculturalism and the future of multiculturalism. There is advancement is polity for a better sustainment of a country with diversity in culture of people. This popular master narrative is too quick to herald the death of multiculturalism, and mischaracterizes the nature of the experiments undertaken, exaggerates the extent to which they have been abandoned, and misidentifies not only the limitations encountered but also the options for addressing these
To be a part of two different cultures at the same time seems almost impossible. A wise man once said, “you cannot serve two masters, you either hate the one and love the other or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other”. Now those wise words weren’t talking about cultures and communities, but rather
As Mahatma Gandhi said, “No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive” (Mahatma). Our culture identifies who we are and how we behave in social environments and provides us with a foundation in which to live our lives and raise our families. Each individual culture has certain customs and courtesies that are important. Exposure to the cultures of others can be intimidating and can leave a person feeling confused and unsure about how they fit in (Schaefer 60). Culture shock can leave a person feeling out of place in an unfamiliar culture (Schaefer 60). Our diverse societies demand understanding and acceptance of other cultures. Learning and understanding these cultures before being
Multiculturalism is the process of immigration and globalization of societies in the world. The world is made up of a mix of many nationalities, cultures, groups, orientations, or ideologies. Multiculturalism involves the acknowledgment of the different groups of ethnic people, cultures, and regions as opposed to the accepting an ideology of a single cultural identity or nation. Interculturalism involves the aspects of anthropology, cultural learning, psychology, and communication. It is these factors that cause the conflict and contrast between different generations, ethnic groups from different regions, and different character traits. The evolution of these struggles provides the root of the formation of the humankind in the society. Finally, the concept of transculturalism is the blending of all human culture styles. It involves combining elements of more than one culture. Transculturalism creates history, diversity, and the support to one another in the formulation of various vibrant experiences.
Within any cultural group, a set of behaviors and courtesies becomes the norm and is passed to the next generation. As time passes and the world progresses, cultures adapt and evolve. This is how some groups of humans have been able to go from hunter gatherers to living in modern, high-tech cities. As the human population expanded and began to inhabit areas all over the world, each group developed their own set of languages and cultural norms. As beautiful as it is to see countries have their own identity being defined by their culture, this can also lead to rivaling nations having conflict with others’ ideals or beliefs. Many of the wars in human history have been fought due to such conflicts and that is why it is imperative that people develop cultural awareness to avoid such
Diversity exists all across the United States. It is defined as the state of having people who are different races or who have different cultures in a group or organization, according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. Along with the ever-growing diversity in America, brings along intercultural communication. Intercultural communication can be defined as a situated communication between individuals or groups of different linguistic and cultural origins. Due to the limitless amounts of diversity and intercultural communication across the United States, misunderstandings and clashes between cultures are bound to occur. These clashes have been as extreme to be used to explain violence and crime not only in the United States, but also throughout our entire nation. On the other end, these cultural clashes can be so personal in our everyday lives because of our expectations of a certain behavior coming from our own cultural backgrounds, as many others have very different cultural backgrounds and expectations of us.
There was two FBI agent one who continued to make racism comments. He not only made comments about the criminal case also because he was black. He mention almost every crucifying remark he can make about black people. He used Cultural Racism when he constantly mention things about blacks. Cultural racism is a frame that relies on culturally based arguments such as ‘‘Mexicans do not put much emphasis on education’’ or ‘‘blacks have too many babies’’ to explain the standing of minorities in society. He act as if that black people are good for nothing people. He really shouldn’t place all blacks in the same category because all of us is not the same.
One of the difficulties of accepting multiculturalists is that defining a multicultural society, or institution seems to be determined by one's perspective. A commonly held view suggests that being
The earlier historical settings gave an opportunity to the Europeans to visit the primitive cultures of the world. As time progress the settling of the Europeans in different areas provided an accumulated firsthand knowledge which defined the means for existence for human beings. By looking around us we can observe the later stages on cultures that are as a result of the process that was initiated at the late age of colonization and exploration. The culture of the people has spontaneously been affected by this occurring changes thus causing cultural readjustment that has significantly contributed to transformation and new ways of social interaction. When cultures interact, then there has to be cultural exchanges that are experienced.
In understanding official multiculturalism in a broader context, it is necessary to first examine it basic values, and namely, what sort of society is multiculturalism attempting to promote? In this context, it’s useful to examine key clauses of the Canadian Multiculturalism Act; and in particular the official statement on multiculturalism policy found in section 3.
Multiculturalism is the act of giving equivalent consideration regarding various foundations in a specific setting, and it can happen when a purview is made or extended by amalgamating zones with two or more diverse societies or through migration from various locales around the globe. Multiculturalism that seeks in keeping up the peculiarity of numerous societies is regularly differentiated to other settlement arrangements, for example, social mix, social osmosis, and racial isolation. Multiculturalism has been depicted as a "salad bowl" and "cultural mosaic" (Burgess, et al. 2005). In spite of the way that multiculturalism has predominantly been utilized as a term to characterize distraught gatherings, numerous scholars tend to center their contentions on outsiders who are ethnic and religious minorities, minority countries, and indigenous people groups. The term multiculturalism is frequently utilized as a part of a reference to Western country states, which
The side in opposition to multiculturalism firmly believes that it weakens America by keeping immigrants from adequately assimilating to the core values of America’s Anglo Protestant identity. This side believes that multiculturalism weakens the “social bond” of the United States by denying that immigrants need to assimilate to the language and values of the country’s dominant culture. The rise of non-English speaking communities is seen as a detrimental factor in the goal of achieving unity in American culture. Opponents state that immigrants coming to the United States must always lose their previous culture from their country of origin, to be able to completely assimilate to and fully embrace