Multiculturalism relates to communities containing multiple cultures. The term is used in two broad ways‚ either descriptively or normatively. As a descriptive term‚ it usually refers to the simple fact of cultural diversity: it is generally applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place‚ sometime at the organizational level‚ e.g. schools‚ businesses‚ neighbourhoods‚ cities‚ or nations. As a normative term‚ it refers to ideologies or policies that promote this diversity or its institutionalisation;
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PROPOSAL TO THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY FOOD AND DINING SERVICES Improving multiculturalism at McGill Cafeterias Presented to: Mathieu Laperle Director‚ Food and Hospitality Services Presented by: Syed Nasiful Haq Electrical Engineering Student‚ McGill University March 8th‚ 2011 Contents Proposal 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 INTRODUCTION 4 Background: 4 McGill Cafeteria 4 International students at McGill: 5 Problem Definition: 5 SURVEY 5 Methodology 5
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Tae young Park 201301462 Multiculturalism on HUFS campus Back in 1998‚ I moved with my parents and my older brother to the Netherlands at the age of 6. The first school day in the Netherlands I will never forget. I went into the class and saw so many kids that were different than me‚ not only the facial part but they also spoke a different language which I could not understand at all. This was the first time I got exposed to a term called multiculturalism. The 14 years experience in the Netherlands
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At present‚ these is an increasing social concern on the development of multiculturalism. It is thought by some people that multiculturalism devalue the value of culture. From my point of view‚ I don not agree this because of the following the reasons. Obviously，multiculturalism brings numerous advantages to the societies. First of all‚ it accelerate the development of civilization. Since the multiculturalism can attract many immigrations‚ it certainly can help people to know the languages and histories
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ENG 105‚ Sample Student Critical Summaries Summary of “Why Multiculturalism Can’t End Racism” In the article “Why Multiculturalism Can’t End Racism‚” Marlene Nourbese Philip discusses how multiculturalism promotes discrimination opposed to stopping it. Philip explains that there is inequality between different cultures and races in Canada; the Canadian government only recognizes the French and English in the constitution. Examples of genocidal practices against natives‚ past treatment of Chinese
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Multiculturalism’s Five Dimensions Dr. James A. Banks on Multicultural Education Dr. James A. Banks‚ author of Educating Citizens in a Multicultural Society (Teachers College Press‚ $22.95)‚ spoke recently with NEA Today’s Michelle Tucker about the concept he’s developed called “the five dimensions of multicultural education.” Especially for NEA Today Online readers‚ here is the complete interview. A shorter version ran in the September 1998 issue. Could you briefly describe the five dimensions
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Group Ethics Kana Crumby Liberty University Abstract This paper seeks to examine group and individual therapy models to determine which model is most successful based on empirical evidence and case studies that will be reviewed and discussed within this paper. All age ranges will be looked at when making the determination as to which model is superior and results in more successful and long-term solutions for the needs of the individual going through therapy. Further‚ this paper seeks
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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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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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Automatic Upgrade 1. Write a summary The text “Automatic Upgrade” from 2011 is a short story by Maggie Robb. In “Automatic Upgrade” we are introduced to Ramesh‚ a 26-year-old Indian boy‚ who is travelling by plane to Surrey with his grandmother. On the plane‚ Ramesh tells his grandmother that he is going to quit his career as a doctor to work in the mobile phone business. The grandmother doesn’t take this news very well and she is not satisfied buy his decision. She thinks he is crazy for doing
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