Sociology 2143E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cultural Relativism, Interculturalism, Reasonable Accommodation
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Mc encourages the maintenance of the ethnic and cultural identities. It has four interrelated meanings: mc as a fact, mc as an ideology, mc as a policy, mc as practice. It is a demographic reality: ethnic and cultural diversity in canada (history of colonization, conquest, and immigration) A set of beliefs about creating and ordering a diverse society. Seeks to accommodate social cleavages define boundaries, and sets limits to change own unique culture, not by the standards of others (tolerance) Where is the mc line? ethnic and (cid:498)racial(cid:499) group relations so as to maintain social order to manage social. Cultural relativism: actions can be understood by the standards of an individual"s. )s there a danger that an (cid:498)any-thing goes(cid:499) mc will become the trojan horse that erodes the very principles of. Mc is a set of government policies and accompanying programs. The central mission of official mc: an inclusive canada-building through immigrant integration.