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    For multiculturalism we understand that is the ideology or social organization model that affirms the possibility of living harmoniously in society between those groups or ethnic communities that are cultural, religious or linguistically different. Welcomes the cultural diversity and its starting point that no group has to lose their culture and own identity. The dominant culture has a consciousness of superiority over the dominated culture, showing attitudes of rejection, discrimination, and derogatory

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    What is Multiculturalism? Multiculturalism is the presence of distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society. Multiculturalism plays a big part in teenagers as well as adults life’s. For example the two tv shows The Brady Bunch and Modern Family have different cultural lenses and cultures causing them to view multiculturalism as well as diversity in different perspectives. The Brady Bunch is a show that came about in the late 60’s. The Brady Bunch is about a man named Brady with three sons

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    Obama once said that a multicultural society shows strong economy and a strong country. But is it true? What about those who cannot integrate? What about all those people who look down at the immigrants and always blame them for the bad things there happening? And is it a strong society if it cannot provide its citizens? In Denmark we are having a hard time accepting our immigrants. We blame them for almost everything. But it is not our immigrants in general; it is primarily those from the Middle

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    better. This can be seen through its multiculturalism, peacekeeping and fight for equality. Multiculturalism was brought to attention when the federal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau declared its commitment to multiculturalism in 1971. This created a policy to protect and promote diversity, recognize the rights of Aboriginal peoples, and support the use of Canada’s two official languages. Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy.

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    explore different possibilities of productively comparing Canadian multiculturalism and Japan’s tabunka kyosei, both of which address the diversity in their respective societies. They argue that comparing these two concepts to understand diversity issues would not be productive as it negates the complexities of comparison in anthropology (Otsuki &Satsuka, 2016). Canada has a global reputation of having a “successful” multiculturalism policy that acknowledges the differences of the various cultures

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    to think for themselves, speak what they believe, and live their life with no limits. Because of this freedom, they have certain character traits and qualities. Simply, Canadians contain a certain Canadian attitude, the recognition of Canadian multiculturalism and prominently, Canadian pride. While

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    reputation of being culturally and ethnically diverse. While multiculturalism is meant to be built on equality and appreciation of different cultures, its concept has gained both support and opposition. On one hand, it allows for more assortment and the voices of minorities have a higher chance to be heard. On the other hand, loss of unity and conflicts may occur due to contrasting worldviews of the citizens. All in all, multiculturalism is a controversial policy that has both advantages and disadvantages

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    Multiculturalism in Canada: The Benefits of a Multicultural Society Canada is a very interesting country, mainly due to its diversity. The weather in Canada can be both freezing and very hot. Some land is rocky and mountainous, while other places are composed of flat, rolling hills. And in Canada, you can find many different races, from Asian to Latin, African to Indian. Canada is the most multicultural country in the world, and a lot of Canada's development and success can be attributed to immigrants

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    multicultural society with the most diverse cities in the world such as Vancouver, Toronto and Quebec. The concepts of integrity and complexity are being interpreted in Canadian society because of its co-existence of different cultures. Indeed, multiculturalism has been a keystone of Canadian policy for over 40 years with the aim of pursuing Canadian unity (Flegel 2002). Accordingly, Canada is generally estimated a country where people are all equal and where they can share fundamental values based

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    the author makes contrast to serve as a foil Sarsh, the immigrant, as well. Mistry portrays that immigrating is not giving everyone positive effect but make people undergoes a lot of pressure. The text asserts a negative portrayal of Canadian multiculturalism including limitations such as culture clash, isolation and identity problems. Firstly, Sarosh feels being isolated after moving to a society with other cultures. In the Sarosh’s story, he goes to work in Canada but he is late for eleven times

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