SOC 2114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Double Standard, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade, Bourgeoisie
8 Dec 2014
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Week 10: contemporary societies and diversity management- france video france: multicultural society under fire. Left wing republicans and cultural diversity: significance of cultural homogeneity and assimilation at home. The role of education in french identity and nationalism: standard curriculum and inculcation of national values (critical judgement, independent choices ) Lack of recognition for cultural differences: elimination of non-voluntary forms of social membership- cultural membership it does not affect an individual choice. Emphasis: selective cultural universalism, private liberites are more important than civic liberites, schools and the family are extensions of the public sphere. Double standard of the french: globalization, post-national european polity. Jandey (2011) challenges the idea of a french national identity because: french class structure is unstable, there are multiple identities in france, parisian upper class culture and identity are forced on the french citizens. Influence of parisian culture and language on french national identity. Identity is a collective and an individual phenomenon.
