Megan Boler discusses how a student‚ or one can produce empathy while reading‚ in “The Risks of Empathy: Interrogating Multiculturalism’s Gaze.” Boler believes that the Aristotelian way of producing empathy while reading only produces passive empathy. When passive empathy reading occurs it does not guarantee social change within the reader. It is basically a waste of time trying to identify with the text because there is no action to social justice. Boler argues that social imagination is important
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Multiculturalism has single handedly shaped america but still does it stand to this day? For many years multiculturalism has been thought to shape the land of the free we know today. Now there are many way multiculturalism has strength in america but to what extent. What and how is multiculturalism shaped the United states of america? First off what is multiculturalism not many of us know the exact definition but still putting two and two together could easily figure it out. But why are we not taught
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Self-interest • A regard for one’s own interests and priorities‚ often at the cost of another’s • The often critiqued policies of the United States‚ which places a higher priority on it’s own interests (those that would be beneficial to it as a nation) than those that would help other nations more Humanitarianism • The doctrine that humanity’s obligations are concerned wholly with the welfare of the human race • An often used term in defining the foreign policy of Canada‚ which generally aims
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Okin’s “Is multiculturalism bad for women” attempts to address key reasons as to why she feels multiculturalism cannot coincide with feminism. She begins by defining the specific notions of feminism and multiculturalism that she is referring to in order to provide clarity to the reader. She refers to the liberal model of feminism‚ which is the belief that women should not be look down upon due to their gender‚ and should be widely recognized as equal‚ not unequal‚ to men. By multiculturalism‚ she refers
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Cultural Relativism With the increase in hostilities between world powers and a rise in nationalism‚ borderline fascism‚ the blending of our societies have come to an intricate crossroads. Multiculturalism has literally come to a stopping point and an inverted rise in concern of the definition of collective groups has spurred the clashes within our societies. Thus‚ we must observe what is the relativity within cultures‚ and how does it shape our day to day interactions. Bringing to the forefront
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In what Ways has Multi-Culturalism Impacted British Society in the last fifty years? In a statement on the first of March 2011‚ Lord Justice Munby and Mr Justice Beatson‚ high court judges‚ stated that ‘We live in this country in a democratic and pluralistic society‚ in a secular state not a theocracy’. ‘Although historically this country is part of the Christian West‚ and although it has an established church which is Christian‚ there have been enormous changes in the social and religious life
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Desiree’s baby highlights multiculturalism effectively by showing the repercussions and effects when two different world or races collide. In the nineteenth century women were not held in high regard as they are today. Their achievement and validity in society was measured by how they were seen as a wife or mother. Their existence was solely based on how many children they bore or how their husbands held them in their marriages. “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” by Stephen Crane and “Desiree’s Baby”
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A Response to Susan Moller Okin’s Article: “Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women?” My response to Susan Moller Okin’s article titled “Is multiculturalism good for women?” can be summed up in the following essay‚ in which I firmly argue in favor of Okin’s stance on the point that a blind reliance and shallow adherence to multiculturalism can lead to horrible abuses against whom it intends to protect‚ and that‚ in fact‚ multiculturalism‚ in that sense‚ is bad for women and the advancement of women’s
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a.a. 2011/2012 Diversity Management – Diversity‚ Gender and Equality in Organisations KAN-CBL_DIMA Final Paper Sweden and multiculturalism at work: from Jantelagen to ethnical discrimination Giulio Lorenzini Index Introduction 3 Jantelagen and its roots 3 Immigration and unemployment from the 1950s to nowadays 5 a. The economic argument 7 b. Evidence and effects of discrimination 8 Jantelagen and discrimination 10 Conclusion
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Benefits of Multiculturalism Multiculturalism refers to the principle that several cultures can coexist equitably and peacefully in one country‚ instead of a single national culture. Canada is a great example of a country that is fully following the Multiculturalism Policy. The following are benefits of multiculturalism. 1. Increases immigration Due to the multiculturalism policy in Canada‚ many immigrants have moved to that country. This is because they get to retain their ancestry and
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