Assess The Difference Between Cultural Assimilation And Cultural Pluralism

The difference between the concepts of cultural assimilation and cultural pluralism are: Cultural assimilation is a person or culture adopting the traditions, beliefs and language of another culture and losing their own cultural identity, such as Native Canadians and American children, who were forced to attend government schools off their reservation and not have any contact with families, therefore losing their identity. A cultural pluralism is a smaller group of cultures, who maintain their identities, values, traditions within a larger group of society, that accepts their beliefs as long as they follower the laws and values of the larger society. Such as, immigrates from another country, living in Canada or USA (Asians, Caribbean or