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Historically, support for modern multiculturalism stems from the changes in Western societies after World War II, in what Susanne Wessendorf calls the "human rights revolution", in which the horrors of institutionalized racism and ethnic cleansing became almost impossible to ignore in the wake of the Holocaust; with the collapse of the European ...
Multicultural education has been claimed to ignore "minority students' own responsibility for their academic performance." [38] Another critique claims that "multicultural education theories and programs are rarely based on the actual study of minority cultures and languages." A third states, "The inadequacy of the multicultural education ...
Acculturation are modes by which two groups adapt to each other and resolve cultural differences. [2] Acculturation include the cultural change while obtaining two cultures and to society. In working in a new environment you will begin to adapt form and change habit due to acculturation.
Cultural pluralism is a term used when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities, whereby their values and practices are accepted by the dominant culture, provided such are consistent with the laws and values of the wider society.
More than simple 'multiculturalism', which seeks to solidify difference as ontology, 'transculturalism' acknowledges the uneven interspersion of Difference and Sameness. It allows human individuals groups to adapt and adopt new discourses, values, ideas and knowledge systems.
Monoculturalism is the policy or process of supporting, advocating, or allowing the expression of the culture of a single social or ethnic group. [1] It generally stems from beliefs within the dominant group that their cultural practices are superior to those of minority groups [2] and is often related to the concept of ethnocentrism, which involves judging another culture based on the values ...
Multicultural art; Multicultural education; Multicultural marketing; Multicultural organizational development; Multicultural particularism; Multiculturalism and Christianity; Multiculturalism and Islam; Multiculturalism without Culture; Multinational force; Multinational state; Muscular liberalism; Myth of the Noble savage
Biracial and multiracial identity development is described as a process across the life span that is based on internal and external forces such as individual family structure, cultural knowledge, physical appearance, geographic location, peer culture, opportunities for exploration, socio-historical context, etc. [1]