Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism (/ˌmʌltiˈkʌltʃərəlɪzəm/) is a term that describes the existence, acceptance, or promotion of multiple cultural traditions within a single jurisdiction, usually considered in terms of the culture associated with an ethnic group. This can happen when a jurisdiction is created or expanded by amalgamation or colonization, or when the members of a jurisdiction suddenly become culturally diverse due to immigration or emigration.
Etymology
The term "multiculturalism" has a range of meanings in the contexts of sociology, political philosophy, and colloquial use. In sociology and everyday usage, it is a synonym for "ethnic pluralism", with the two terms often used interchangeably, and for cultural diversity. In its broadest definition, it is a description of the many different cultures that live in a society together.
Related Terms
- Cultural Diversity: The existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.
- Ethnic Group: A category of people who identify with each other, usually on the basis of presumed similarities such as common language, ancestry, history, society, culture, nation or social treatment within their residing area.
- Immigration: The international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens.
- Emigration: The act of leaving one's resident country with the intent to settle elsewhere.
- Colonization: The process of establishing foreign control over target territories or peoples.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Multiculturalism
- Wikipedia's article - Multiculturalism
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski