1. MELC BASED
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We may have different religions,
different languages, and different
colored skin, but we all belong to one
human race.
2.
3. • As a descriptive term it refers to
cultural diversity where two or more
groups with distinctive
beliefs/cultures exist in a society
• It can also refer to government policy
as a formal recognition of the
cultural distinctiveness of a
particular group.
• It implies a positive endorsement of
cultural diversity
Definition
4. Referents of Multiculturalism
1. Demographic Descriptive
The word multicultural refers to the existence
of linguistically, culturally and ethnically diverse
segments in the population of a society
2. Ideological- Normative
This usage of multiculturalism constitutes a
specific focus on the management and organization of
governmental responses to ethnic diversity
5. Assumes the
existence of pre-
existing cultures
and interact with
each other, but
doesn’t examine
the hierarchies of
power based in
these interaction
Concerned with
the instructions
and practices
forming the whole
society. It sees
inequalities of
power and racism
Types of Multiculturalism
LIBERAL CRITICAL
6. POSTCOLONIALISM
Sought to challenge the cultural dimensions of
imperial rule by establishing the legitimacy of
nonwestern political ideas and tradition
Identity
Multiculturalism is a form of identity politics to advance
the interest of groups in the face of perceived or actual
injustice
Minority Rights
Minority or multicultural rights are separate from liberal
view on rights because they belong to the group rather
than an individual
THE KEY TENETS
Diversity
Multiculturalists believe that cultural diversity is
compatible with political cohesion. People have multiple
identities and therefore loyalties
7. Lead to Cultural Exchanges
Advantages of
Multiculturalism
Add variety in the life of all
Citizens
Bridges the chasm of ignorance
and arrogance
