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PublisherMcgraw-Hill Education
ISBN-100335205208
ISBN-139780335205202
eBay Product ID (ePID)1732445
Product Key Features
Number of Pages124 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMulticulturalism
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNon-Classifiable
AuthorC. W. Watson
Seriesconcepts in Social Sciences Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight6.7 Oz
Item Length3.3 in
Item Width2.1 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN00-034014
Reviews…the book is an excellent introduction to the field of ethnic and cultural complexity. International Review of Anthropology & Linguistics, '¬S'¬¦the book is an excellent introduction to the field of ethnic and cultural complexity.'¬� '¬" International Review of Anthropology & Linguistics, "...the book is an excellent introduction to the field of ethnic and cultural complexity." - International Review of Anthropology & Linguistics, "...the book is an excellent introduction to the field of ethnic and cultural complexity." International Review of Anthropology & Linguistics
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Introduction Nationalism and multiculturalism Education, religion and the media Cultural diversity and global uniformity Multiculturalism in historical perspective Conclusion References Index.
Synopsis* Is multiculturalism compatible with national identity? * Does multiculturalism simply mean a tolerance of cultural diversity? * Does globalization spell the end of multiculturalism? Multicultural and multiculturalism are words frequently used to describe the ethnic diversity which exists everywhere in the world today. However, there is some confusion about what precisely they signify. Do they simply describe diversity or are they advocating a particular response to that diversity? This book looks at some of the debates associated with these words and with the concepts attached to them. In particular the arguments for and against multiculturalism are examined in the context of modern states in different political and historical circumstances. Attitudes and emphases in relation to multiculturalism differ, it is argued, from one country to another and the chapters of the book draw out the dimensions of difference with examples ranging from Europe and the USA to South-East Asia and China. The focus of the discussion is placed on issues such as minority rights, education, religious tolerance and the trend to global homogenization. Running through the description of these issues in an implicit critique of the loose way in which the word culture is used to mean an unchanging set of definitive characteristics and how that usage bedevils discussions of multiculturalism. The result is a concise and balanced overview of a topic with wide appeal across undergraduate and postgraduate courses from sociology and politics to cultural studies and anthropology., Is multiculturalism compatible with national identity? * Does multiculturalism simply mean a tolerance of cultural diversity? * Does globalization spell the end of multiculturalism? Multicultural and multiculturalism are words frequently used to describe the ethnic diversity which exists everywhere in the world today. However, there is some confusion about what precisely they signify. Do they simply describe diversity or are they advocating a particular response to that diversity? This book looks at some of the debates associated with these words and with the concepts attached to them. In particular the arguments for and against multiculturalism are examined in the context of modern states in different political and historical circumstances. Attitudes and emphases in relation to multiculturalism differ, it is argued, from one country to another and the chapters of the book draw out the dimensions of difference with examples ranging from Europe and the USA to South-East Asia and China. The focus of the discussion is placed on issues such as minority rights, education, religious tolerance and the trend to global homogenization. Running through the description of these issues in an implicit critique of the loose way in which the word culture is used to mean an unchanging set of definitive characteristics and how that usage bedevils discussions of multiculturalism. The result is a concise and balanced overview of a topic with wide appeal across undergraduate and postgraduate courses from sociology and politics to cultural studies and anthropology., Multicultural and multiculturalism are words frequently used to describe the ethnic diversity which exists everywhere in the world. However, there is some confusion about what precisely they signify. Do they simply describe diversity or are they advocating a particular response to that diversity? This book looks at some of the debates associated with these words and with the concepts attached to them. In particular the arguments for and against multiculturalism are examined in the context of modern states in different political and historical circumstances. Attitudes and emphases in relation to multiculturalism differ, it is argued, from one country to another and the chapters of the book draw out the dimensions of difference with examples ranging from Europe and the USA to South-East Asia and China. The focus of the discussion is placed on issues such as minority rights, education, religious tolerance and the trend to global homogenization. Running through the description of these issues in an implicit critique of the loose way in which the word culture is used to mean an unchanging set of definitive characteristics and how that usage bedevils discussions of multiculturalism.
LC Classification NumberHM1271.W38 2000
