Education in a cosmopolitan Society Multiculturalism is being challenged by new theories of cosmopolitanism. Discuss in relation to education. Theories of multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism have had a profound effect on Australian curriculum and education. Issues such as racism and secularisation have been a prominent feature of discussion in relation to the way it shapes the Australian curriculum and the shaping of our society. Multicultural education has been incorporated into the Australian
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statements. A Vietnamese family is reviewed‚ how they suffered in their own country‚ escaping through Cambodia and Thailand‚ finally‚ finding a refuge in Australia. Australia was not‚ necessarily‚ an ideal place to finish at due to the fact that being multicultural was very new to Australians. We briefly looked at Malcolm Fraser and the White Australia policy‚ how it changed Australia and the way they thought about multiculturalism. ‘Multiculturalism’ has no agreed ‘definition’‚ taken literally‚
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Feminism and multiculturalism is about diversity and‚ protecting the rights of women and the minority community in our society. It is not about division‚ and the direction‚ nor about isolation (NIMAC Report‚ 1999). Moreover it is about the equality of opportunities for all members of groups that participate in and benefit from economic and social lives. During this paper‚ I ask myself whether feminism can be genuinely multicultural. The difference between feminism and multiculturalism is the rights
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To this effect‚ it is possible to deduce that international immigration facilitated by cheap transport means has essentially led to a multicultural international society. According to Heckman (1993)‚ the concept of a multicultural society and multiculturalism in general has become a major topic influencing political and sociological discourse due to large-scale immigration. In this regard‚ as Heckman (1993) continues to afford‚ it is becoming increasingly necessary to apply the concept of a multicultural
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“Do you think multiculturalism has led to a decrease in social cohesion? Why?” There are many countries that celebrate multiculturalism in today’s society‚ yet none have the diversity of what Australia holds. Since banning the “white Australia” policy in the 1970’s‚ we have become one of the most culturally varied countries on the planet. Though despite the many ethnicities in this society and the abolishment of the “white Australia” policy‚ a great divide has still been created between sub-cultures
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Multiculturalism and Assimilation Richard Rodriguez’s “The Chinese in All of Us” is about multiculturalism and bilingual education in America‚ which impacts our individual identity. He claims that it is our surroundings that define who we are‚ culturally‚ and because of the fact that America is a melting pot of many cultures‚ it is difficult to define who we are. To support his argument‚ the author uses pathos in the form of his personal experiences. Fallacies are present in the article but it
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to Canada searching for a better life‚ the population naturally becomes more diverse. This has‚ in turn‚ spun a great debate over multiculturalism. Some of the issues under fire are the political state ’s policies concerning multiculturalism‚ the attitudes of Canadians around these policies‚ immigration‚ the global market‚ and a central point is the education and how to present the material in a way so as to offend the least amount of people. There are many variations on these themes as will be discussed
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MULTICULTURALISM AND EUROPE By - SUJOY SUR MAHIMA DEEPAK SRIVASTAVA CONTENTS Abstract | 3 | Introduction | 4 | Multiculturalism | 5 | Multiculturalism in Europe | 6 | i) Germany | 7 | ii) Britain | 9 | iii) France | 11 | Reasons for failure | 13 | Solution | 14 | Conclusion | 16 | Bibliography | 17 | ABSTRACT This paper tries to define the concept of Multiculturalism and the working
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and what its true identity is‚ the factors of multiculturalism and marginalization should be studied. It should be understood that marginalization could easily occur where multiculturalism is found. However‚ it may not be true the other way around.
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Multicultural History Society‚ Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity‚ Accessed January 27‚ 2011. http://www.multiculturalcanada.ca/Encyclopedia/A-Z/m9/3 This article explains how the Canadian Identity was shaped after the end of World War II and from how the idea of “anglo-conformity” came into place to the acceptance of refugees into the country. As seen in this article‚ Canadian culture has been shaped by diverse cultures. Duncan‚ James S; Ley‚ David. Place/culture/representation. Routledge
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