POLS 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Liberal Democracy, Melting Pot, Endangerment
28 Feb 2017
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Understand what multiculturalism is; why it has been used, and what the potential drawbacks are. Growing recognition of identity politics: interest in cross-border migration, more refugees, growth in low-paid, low-skilled labour, origins starting from the 1950"s (cross territory migration, start to need to account for this diversity. Often associated with ethnicity, language or religion: not just about recognition of diversity but promotion. E. g. everyone walks up the stairs) vs. difference (assumes we are equal if we are treated as required individually, people need different things. E. g. , not everyone can walk up the stairs, need disability assistance, etc. ) Globalization means societies are diversifying rapidly: number of ways we approach issues of diversity so that we get a cohesive society in some capacity. Dominant group trying to effectively erase a minority group, ways vary: the melting pot . Lots of different cultures and they become one thing. Sense is that there"s something cohesive at the end.
