Sociology and Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
With the rapid development of globalization, immigration has become a common trend in modern society. It makes a great impact on numerous areas such as politics, economy, values and employment. Accordingly, multiculturalism has become a controversial issue in this modern era. Some who favor multiculturalism advocate§s that it influences society positively, while others who hold the opposite view maintain that multiculturalism leads to conflicts such as increasing crime rate, racial tension and lose of identity. Despite this divide, it is a fact that multiculturalism helps to create a harmonious society. This essay will elucidate this viewpoint by exploring three main areas which are politics and economy and social cohesion.
First of all, a significant benefit of multiculturalism is political stability. In multicultural countries, immigration is an important part of population composition. In consideration of immigration’s rights, the government has established policy to keep the social security and stability. For instance, Birrell and Betts (2001) state that Australian government and educated Australians support the policy of the multiculturalism. Another example is Canada. Canada is the first country to present multiculturalism policy. The policy of effective immigration enhances the development of Canada’s society. Siddiqui (2009) claims that Canada has established a specific law to protect and respect the rights of people from different races, religion and languages. He also adds that the 1988 Multiculturalism Act presents ‘multiculturalism reflects the cultural and racial diversity of Canadian society and acknowledges the freedom of all members of heritage’ (Siddiqui 2009, p.11). While this is true, some people argue that multiculturalism has a negative impact on politics. For example, unlike Australian government supports the policy of immigration, Western Europe government refuses to accept immigration due to ‘worries about the ways
With the rapid development of globalization, immigration has become a common trend in modern society. It makes a great impact on numerous areas such as politics, economy, values and employment. Accordingly, multiculturalism has become a controversial issue in this modern era. Some who favor multiculturalism advocate§s that it influences society positively, while others who hold the opposite view maintain that multiculturalism leads to conflicts such as increasing crime rate, racial tension and lose of identity. Despite this divide, it is a fact that multiculturalism helps to create a harmonious society. This essay will elucidate this viewpoint by exploring three main areas which are politics and economy and social cohesion.
First of all, a significant benefit of multiculturalism is political stability. In multicultural countries, immigration is an important part of population composition. In consideration of immigration’s rights, the government has established policy to keep the social security and stability. For instance, Birrell and Betts (2001) state that Australian government and educated Australians support the policy of the multiculturalism. Another example is Canada. Canada is the first country to present multiculturalism policy. The policy of effective immigration enhances the development of Canada’s society. Siddiqui (2009) claims that Canada has established a specific law to protect and respect the rights of people from different races, religion and languages. He also adds that the 1988 Multiculturalism Act presents ‘multiculturalism reflects the cultural and racial diversity of Canadian society and acknowledges the freedom of all members of heritage’ (Siddiqui 2009, p.11). While this is true, some people argue that multiculturalism has a negative impact on politics. For example, unlike Australian government supports the policy of immigration, Western Europe government refuses to accept immigration due to ‘worries about the ways