Advantages of Multiculturalism Essay

671 Syrians had been resettled. This is in part due to businesses that offered money and job opportunities to refugees. To gracious donations that citizens made. To people opening up their homes and welcoming unfamiliar faces. They exhibited multiculturalism by allowing the Syrian minorities the ability to maintain their separate identities while freely living in Canada (Henslin). So what does this have to do with cultural relativism? The Canadian people who contributed to piloting the efforts…

multicultural individual living in the United States, Multiculturalism is extremely important to me. Multiculturalism is the ability of people from all over the world to come together and relinquish any prejudice or shame that they might have. Multiculturalism gives individuals the ability to take pride in their origins and culture without having to assimilate to be like everyone else. The United States flourishes under the principles of multiculturalism, we are the melting pot of the world and…

Since the beginning of the 20th century multiculturalism was considered to be biculturalism which is when there is only have two different cultures in the same country. That Quebec was a french provinces which then spread all through Canada, creating a bilingual country. Since the 1950’s Canada has made a tremendous amount of change in growth. In the 1960’s more than fifteen percent of canadians were immigrants (Michael Adams. What a difference 50 years make. The Globe and Mail. The Globe and…

Canada is a highly stratified country that not only has to deal with the challenges of different socioeconomic strata, but also the wide cultural diversity it holds. In the 21st century Canada is known as a cultural mosaic rather than a cultural melting pot like the United States. Canada welcomes all cultures in to our society; however, what exactly is a culture? A culture is the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people or other social groups. In Canada…

As time has progressed, Canada as a whole as improved in accepting minorities. The nation is known as a melting pot and it certainly earns that name with the multiple cultures and religions that make up a large portion of the population. However, even with the large melting pot that Canada is, racial profiling is prevalent in Canada’s society as a whole. In general, it is noticeable that racial profiling has been on the decrease as time has passed and is only getting rarer, and the Canadian…

Many people identify Canadian identity as a hockey nation that enjoys maple syrup and beavers on coins, but the way I see Canada as a place where people come from different parts of the world to live together in harmony. Canada is one of the youngest countries but the oldest democracy without a civil war in 153 years of history. Canada does not have an ancient heritage compared to the United Kingdom, Japan, India, Mexico, China, etc. But it has one of the biggest multicultural societies.…

A Little History of Canada by H.V. Nelles gives a concise and relatively basic view on Canadian History that would be an excellent starting point for anyone looking to learn about Canadian History. At 268 pages A Little History is short and engaging enough to keep the attention of readers who may want to gain more knowledge about the history of Canada without having to read more dry scholarly articles or long drawn out history books. This is especially important as the tone of the book suggests…

Multicultural sensitivity is critical in today's workforce environment. It influences how employees interact with each other as well as the children, youth, and families they serve on a daily basis. As an example, the agency where I am currently placed does address multicultural sensitivity with children, youth, and families. They do so by building multicultural awareness through formal training on different topics such as, diversity, motivational interviewing, professional ethics, etc. In…

Sikhs in Canada face many struggles while they are attempting to fit into mainstream society, while identifying themselves as Sikhs (CITE). Canada identifies it self as a multicultural society that accepts all races and ethnicities (CITE). Racism has always been present in society, but it hasn’t been upfront and obvious to minorities. This all changed after September 11, 2001, after the attacks on the twin towers members in society collated Sikh individuals with terrorism (CITE). Within Canadian…

My philosophy of Multicultural Education is someone that provides a successful learning environment for every student. In my future classroom every student will accept all cultures and I will try to prevent very little if any prejudice and discrimination. In order to achieve this type of environment I must be culturally competent. To be culturally competent means you have to take the time and researches the different cultures, genders, and disabilities in your classroom or school. This…