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MULTICULTURALISM

 

DEFINITION: "A new kind of cultural pluralism which stresses the inclusion of multicultural perspectives and empowerment of members of minority groups in all aspects of public life.” (Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism, v.4)

 

NARROW THE SUBJECT:

• Should public institutions recognize and accommodate the many different cultural traditions reflected in the population?

• Would such changes weaken the unity of American society?

• Would such changes weaken the competitiveness of the American economy?

• Does democracy ensure the right to retain one’s own heritage and to be secure against cultural domination?

• Does multiculturalism encourage tolerance and respect among different groups?

• Should immigrants and minorities be “mainstreamed” into American culture?

• Do peace and prosperity depend on a strong common culture?

• Should college curricula reflect various cultural traditions?

• Should public education teach that all cultural systems are equally valid?

• Should variant lifestyles be represented and legitimized?

• Whose version of history should be presented?

• Who is qualified to teach multicultural courses? Should a man teach a women’s study course? Could a white professor teach a course in black studies?

• Is the politicization of American higher education among race and gender lines a threat to higher education?

• Does the “Rainbow Curriculum” belong in schools?

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Multiculturalism; Ethnicity; Multicultural education; Education, Bilingual

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Education and Sociology: an Encyclopedia	REF LC 189.95 .E38 2002
Encyclopedia of Education	REF LB 15 .E47 2003 "Multicultural Education"
Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society	REF HF 5387 .E53 2008
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences	REF H 40 .A2 I5 2008
Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education	REF LC 1099.3 .H35 2004

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism

Opposing Viewpoints: Interracial America: Education; Discrimination; Social Justice

Current Controversies: Minorities  (also in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

STATISTICS:  International Data Base   http://www.census.gov/

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Select Edition

ERIC via EBSCO

Education Full Text

Issues and Controversies on File:

 

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

INTERNET SITES:

Fl Office of Multicultural Student Language Education	http://www.fldoe.org/aala
Multicultural Pavilion	http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/
Wright State University	http://www.cehs.wright.edu/resources/publications/diversity-resources/index.html
Yale University: Multiculturalism and the Law	http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1996/1/

 

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