MULTICULTURALISM
MULTICULTURALISM
MULTICULTURALISM
CULTURE
A totality of learned behaviors in the context of a
social system (Slonim, 1991)
Includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law,
custom, and any other capacities and habits
acquired by individuals as members of society
The characteristics of that individuals society or
some subgroup within that society
We live it and may cause some distress when
we are out of our culture.
Attributes include familial, linguistic, religious,
spiritual, aesthetic, socioeconomic, educational,
dietary, gender etc.
MULTICULTURALISM
A WORLD VIEW THAT REJECTS THE GLOBAL
CENTRALITY OF ANY SINGLE CULTURE OR
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
A PRINCIPLE, AN APPROACH, OR A SET OF
RULES OF CONDUCT THAT GUIDES THE
INTERACTIONS AND INFLUENCES THE
PERCEPTIONS, BELIEFS, ATTITUDES, AND
BEHAVIORS OF PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE
CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS
Multiculturalismis a policy
that emphasizes the unique
characteristics of different
cultures, especially as they
relate one another in
receiving nations.
Advantages of Multiculturalism
Lead cultural exchanges
Questionable loyalties
1. Contributions Approach