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    The purpose of this essay is to discover the effects of globalization and compare two mutually related concepts, (1) the concept of assimilation and the (2) notion of integration in the context of Canada’s policy of multiculturalism. Usually, the terms are associated with the movement of immigrants to a new country, and the social changes that occur as a result of the adjustment processes in the host country. As Favell (2005) writes, the two concepts have their roots in Durkheim’s functionalist…

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    Cultural Assimilation

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    discussed was assimilation. In his book, “Multiculturalism, A Very Short Introduction”, professor Ali Rattansi says there is a “growing acceptance within Western liberal democratic states that ethnic minorities have the right to retain their distinctive cultures, although always within certain limits” (Rattansi 11). Most of the book discusses the evolving debate and attempts to pin down a definition of multiculturalism. However, in my personal experience, multiculturalism is not the norm in…

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    Trudeau's Policy Analysis

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    “respect” for multiculturalism, which was added as section 27 of the CCRF. Under this new federally altered section of CCRF, it is important o understand the “right” of multicultural freedoms was not mandated, but that the spirit of the new amendment would bring greater respect to the rule of law that protects racially alienated groups from harm. However, this was a major development since Trudeau’s policy orientated politics of the 1970s, which beginning to take…

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    We can start with the observation that “multiculturalism implicitly constructs the idea of a core English-Canadian culture, and that other cultures become ‘multicultural’ in relation to that unmarked, yet dominant, Anglo-Canadian core culture” (Mackey 1998:15). In essence this system doesn’t really…

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    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…

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    Mosaic Vs Melting Pot

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    immigration and cultural pluralism. Canada is often referred to as a mosaic due to its rich multiculturalism, while the US is considered a "Melting Pot". Like a mosaic, Canada celebrates and honors various cultural groups while the US wants citizens to "melt" and assimilate into one culture -- the American culture. In Canada, multiculturalism contributes and establishes Canadian identity. Multiculturalism makes the Canadian identity unique as it contributes to the diversity of society,…

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    in today’s society, multiculturalism became the dominant ideology and an important value of Canadians. The effects of assimilation allowed Canada as a country to learn, develop and progress as a nation. Sociology explain the effects of immigration and assimilation of Canada because through the antiracism and functionalism theory, we can have a thorough understanding of how Canada assimilated and marginalized immigrants, the factors that led to the development of multiculturalism and lastly, how…

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    Migrant Media Analysis

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    the U.S. or European parties against immigration are gaining traction, it’s become clear that opposition to multiculturalism is currently rampant. German chancellor Angela Merkel is under fire for the number of refugees being let into this country; but perhaps her actions are serving one of her oldest goals, true multiculturalism in Germany. In October of 2010, she declared that multiculturalism in Germany had failed; her disappointment in the nation’s efforts sparked many discussions concerning…

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    As we are becoming a more diverse culture it is vital that society as a whole become more educated on cultural competency. In the study of anthropology we have learned more about cultural universal, generalities, and uniqueness’s (Kottak & Kozaitis, 2012). As cultures become more integrated in our society, it becomes increasing important that we embrace our differences. Going forward, we will discuss several different models of cultural diversity. Assimilation refers to the merging of…

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    journalist Barbara Ehrenreich explains the current conflict between people who would like to replace our Eurocentric bias in education with a multicultural approach and those critics and conservative scholars who are leading the backlash against multiculturalism and “political correctness.” Writing for readers of Time magazine, Ehrenreich uses her own experience growing up in the 1950s to explain that her narrow education left her a “victim of monoculturalism,” ill-equipped to cope with…

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