Hello Professor and class‚ I believe‚ understanding the importance of multiculturalism in the health and wellness profession is necessary for many reasons but most importantly because of the multi-cultural society we all live in. In addition‚ this will allow a health and wellness professional to adjust easily and become more sensitive towards an individual of a different ethnic background. This type of behavior will encourage qualities needed for great results such as‚ trust‚ respect and cooperative
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Australian Parliament Joint Standing Committee on Migration Submission No. 3 MULTICULTURALISM AND THE BENEFITS OF MIGRATION IN AUSTRALIA SUBMISSION: Committee Secretary‚ Joint Standing Committee on Migration House of Representatives‚ Parliament House‚ Canberra ACT 2600 NH 28 February‚ 2011 The beginnings of white migration and multiculturalism in Australia saw our British forefathers arriving in boats on the shores of the “land down under”. Boat loads of prisoners – reluctant migrants
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with outsiders‚ in a society where tensions with nearby outsiders are low‚ is going to be effected than someone with the same genes in areas of high conflict. Multiculturalism allows for the exposure of genes to new cultures‚ especially by the second generation. In the 1970s‚ the Federal Government undertook an official policy on multiculturalism that was based on the understanding that‚ “…there cannot be one cultural policy for Canadians of British and French origin‚ another for the original peoples
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Diversity and Multiculturalism in Business Diversity and Multiculturalism are two topics that‚ themselves‚ are not new. To start off with a uniform basic understanding‚ what are diversity and multiculturalism? According to Merrium-Webster‚ Diversity is ‘the condition of having or being composed of differing elements‚ especially the inclusion of different types of people (as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization’. Whereas‚ Merrium-Webster defined multiculturalism as ‘relating
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The definition of multiculturalism in the Webster ’s Dictionary is: "of or relating to a social or educational theory that encourages interest in many cultures within a society rather than in only a mainstream culture" (1984). There are many reasons why multiculturalism should be integrated into the curriculum of America ’s schools. Multicultural education is an idea that seeks to develop the same opportunities for all students; it is not geared solely for the benefit of those from different racial
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The first picture is of a man‚ Who I can only assume is Jim Carter‚ the man is pointing at who knows what most likely another human. He is quoted saying that even though we are all different we come together and form a beautiful‚ unique mosaic. Multiculturalism is a big part of interconnection within the world‚ it has allowed individuals to expand their knowledge‚ of cultural identity‚ understanding of linguistics‚ being connected with the land‚ and having a broad spiritual view. This connection between
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the discrepancies within itself. Of such discrepancies are the notions of Hybridity and Multiculturalism. Hybridity or hybridization in pure literary terms means intermixing of two different species or races. Hybridity is a problematic matter when it is synthetically coated with academic objectivity and lofty ideals of post colonialism. Multiculturalism‚
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MULTICULTURALISM‚ IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY What is multiculturalism? Some continue to use the term ‘multiculturalism’ empirically; that is‚ simply to refer to the existence of diverse cultures‚ values and traditions within the same society. Multiculturalism‚ however‚ is not the same as cultural diversity. Rather‚ it is a particular approach to dealing with the challenges of cultural diversity and‚ in particular‚ to bringing about the advancement of marginalised or disadvantaged groups. However‚ multiculturalism
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By definition multiculturalism is an ideal where several cultures manage to coexist amongst each other. It is both a beneficial and problematic way of living. But it has become necessary to overcome the issues and be able to handle the mixing of cultures because the globalizing of the world today. The main reason multiculturalism can be an issue is because when people with different values live close together in a society and depend on each other‚ there is bound to be some sort of friction between
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Brown‚ Black‚ and White are colours that add faces to our diverse multicultural society. The celebration of Multiculturalism reduces racism in our society. For many years in our history we have been engaged in racist issues‚ which would result with gangs‚ murders‚ racist remarks‚ or insults. Now‚ a country like Canada is providing an opportunity for everyone to gather as a whole‚ instead of being separated by race. Our diverse community has now been advertised as one of the greatest nations to live
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