multiculturalism
Management
(noun)
Ideologies or policies that promote diversity or its institutionalisation.
Sociology
Examples of multiculturalism in the following topics:
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Pluralism
- Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.
- Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.
- Critics of multiculturalism often debate whether or not the multicultural ideal of benignly co-existing cultures that interrelate and influence one another, and yet remain distinct, is sustainable, paradoxical, or even desirable.
- Putnam conducted a nearly decade-long study of how multiculturalism affects social trust.
- "Monument to Multiculturalism" by Francesco Pirelli, in front of Union Station, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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How to Assess Culture
- Outlining the way culture is assessed, the pros and cons of multiculturalism and how culture is transmitted is central to management.
- James Trotman argues that multiculturalism is invaluable, as it promotes respect and dignity, particularly for minority populations.
- Bhikhu Parekh speaks with caution about multiculturalism being framed as more relevant to any one particular group.
- In both cases, multiculturalism yields open dialogue, equality and understanding.
- Analyze the importance of multiculturalism in a global society as well as the way in which it is transmitted
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A Multicultural Society
- Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.
- Multiculturalism is an ideology that promotes the institutionalization of communities containing multiple cultures.
- In the United States, multiculturalism is not clearly established in policy at the federal level.
- Du Bois, and Alain Locke developed concepts of cultural pluralism, from which emerged what we understand today as multiculturalism.
- Multiculturalism is a highly disputed topic in the United States.
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Defining Diversity
- Diversity in an organization should reflect a globalized and multicultural workforce where value is placed on diversity of thought.
- A multicultural or diverse organization not only contains many different cultural groups, but it values this diversity.
- In this globalized economy, a multicultural workforce should reflect a diversity of thought.
- These three types are the monolithic organization, the plural organization, and the multicultural organization.
- Differentiate between a Monolithic, a Plural, and a Multicultural organizational structure
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The End of Affirmative Action?
- Multiculturalism relates to communities containing multiple cultures.
- In the United States, multiculturalism is not clearly established in policy at the federal level, but ethnic diversity is common in both rural and urban areas.
- Critics of multiculturalism often debate whether the multicultural ideal of benignly co-existing cultures that interrelate and influence one another, and yet remain distinct, is sustainable, paradoxical, or even desirable.
- It is argued that Nation states, who would previously have been synonymous with a distinctive cultural identity of their own, lose out to enforced multiculturalism and that this ultimately erodes the host nations' distinct culture.
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Influences of Culture and Gender in Psychotherapy
- Those who favor multicultural therapy models focus on cultural specificity—that therapy should be adapted to specific cultures due to differing cultural norms, expectations, and identities.
- Proponents of multicultural models contend that psychological processes are not universal, but culturally specific.
- Therapists who use multicultural therapy work with clients to obtain and integrate information about their cultural patterns into a unique treatment approach based on their particular situation.
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The Feminist Perspective
- Multiculturalism aims to allow distinct cultures to reside together, either as distinct enclaves within ostensively Western societies, or as separate societies with national borders.
- One possible consequence of multiculturalism is that certain religious or traditional practices, that might disadvantage or oppress women, might be tolerated on the grounds of cultural sensitivity.
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The Impact of Culture on Business Operations
- Culture, in the context of business, is an integral component to operating effectively in an increasingly multicultural and diverse economic climate.
- Hofstede - Perhaps most well-known are Hofstede's studies took place at IBM, one of the largest multicultural companies in the world .
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Conservatism
- Paleoconservatives, in opposition to multiculturalism, press for restrictions on immigration.
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Affiliation
- Many faiths have flourished in the United States, including both later imports spanning the country's multicultural immigrant heritage, as well as those founded within the country; these have led the United States to become one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world.