Ethnicity and Multiculturalism

2. Ethnicity
and
Multiculturalism
Barrientos, Gunsi, Puno
3 AB English A

3. ETHNICITY

4.  refers to shared cultural practices,
perspectives, and distinctions that set apart
one group of people from another. That is,
ethnicity is a shared cultural heritage. The
most common characteristics distinguishing
various ethnic groups are ancestry, a sense
of history, language, religion, and forms of
dress. Ethnic differences are not inherited;
they are learned.
 Source: http://www.cliffsnotes.com/sciences/sociology/race-and-ethnicity/race-and-ethnicity-
defined

5. Lawson and Garrod (2000) cited
by lucylee79
Ethnic groups are “people who
share common history, customs and
identity, as well as, in most cases,
language and religion, and who see
themselves as a distinct unit”.
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/lucylee79/ethnic-differences-in-educational-
achievement?qid=8d8f90fe-64c1-46d5-8ef1-6052b1f79fb8&v=default&b=&from_search=22

6. Ethnicity, Race, Their Difference
Race refers to a person's physical
characteristics, such as bone structure and
skin, hair, or eye color.
Ethnicity, however, refers to cultural
factors, including nationality, regional culture,
ancestry, and language. An example of race is
brown, white, or black skin (all from various
parts of the world), while an example of
ethnicity is German or Spanish ancestry
(regardless of race).
Source: http://www.diffen.com/difference/Ethnicity_vs_Race

7. Multiculturalism

8. Yunus Samad (cited by Prof. Nye Malory)
‘...multiculturalism has different implications
and meanings depending on its social,
political and disciplinary location.
‘Multiculturalism can be conservative or
radical, and social policy based upon it can
have different implications and outcomes
depending on the context in which cultural
difference is negotiated.’
Yunus Samad, ‘The Plural Guises of Multiculturalism’, in
The Politics of Multiculturalism, 1997, p.240

9. 3 INTERRELATED REFERENTS OF
MULTICULTURALISM
 DEMOGRAPHIC-DESCRIPTIVE – usage occurs when
the word multicultural refers to the existence of
linguistically, culturally, and ethnically diverse segments in
the population of a society or state.
 IDEOLOGICALLY-NORMATIVE – usage of
multiculturalism generates the greatest level of debate
since it constitutes a slogan and basis for political action.
 PROGRAMMATIC-POLITICAL – usage of
multiculturalism refers to the specific policies developed to
respond and manage ethnic diversity.
Source: Hazel Antonio Tapaoan, Occidental Mindoro State College
http://www.slideshare.net/eldridgesapphire/multiculturalism-in-school-setting?related=6

10. Challenges
of
Multiculturalism

11. all multicultural contexts are:
specific
temporary and liable to change
have tensions built into them
not always peaceful
‘disruptions’ sometimes unavoidable
imply change
need to be carefully managed
Source: malory nye: Honorary Professor of Multiculturalism at University of Aberdeen
http://www.slideshare.net/MaloryNye/malory-nye-introduction-to-multiculturalism?qid=34c21b1e-5c47-4c94-8a03-
2d4a6a3e3a5a&v=default&b=&from_search=7

12. A successful and functioning multicultural
society is not one solely premised on
concepts of diversity.
However, discourses of difference and
discourses of respect for difference are
prominent in a multicultural society.
Often seen as the ‘problem of
multiculturalism’ or its ‘death’
Source: malory nye: Honorary Professor of Multiculturalism at University of Aberdeen
http://www.slideshare.net/MaloryNye/malory-nye-introduction-to-multiculturalism?qid=34c21b1e-5c47-4c94-8a03-
2d4a6a3e3a5a&v=default&b=&from_search=7

13. Need for a common ground and common
space
common nationality and citizenship.
concepts of integration – needs a concept
of how differences can work on a plural
and common level
not only about diversity
e.g. ‘One Scotland Many Cultures’
Source: malory nye: Honorary Professor of Multiculturalism at University of Aberdeen
http://www.slideshare.net/MaloryNye/malory-nye-introduction-to-multiculturalism?qid=34c21b1e-5c47-4c94-8a03-
2d4a6a3e3a5a&v=default&b=&from_search=7

14.  Multiculturalism is not only about celebrating
difference, but also celebrating unity.
the twin elements of a successful multicultural
context. That is both of the following:
mutual respect for and acceptance of
difference, and
common ground and shared values, as
citizens and residents
Source: malory nye: Honorary Professor of Multiculturalism at University of Aberdeen
http://www.slideshare.net/MaloryNye/malory-nye-introduction-to-multiculturalism?qid=34c21b1e-5c47-4c94-
8a03-2d4a6a3e3a5a&v=default&b=&from_search=7

15. Common ground – where should it be?
language
identity
dress code
values
residence
education
citizenship
Source: malory nye: Honorary Professor of Multiculturalism at University of Aberdeen
http://www.slideshare.net/MaloryNye/malory-nye-introduction-to-multiculturalism?qid=34c21b1e-5c47-4c94-8a03-
2d4a6a3e3a5a&v=default&b=&from_search=7

16.  Gerd Baumann, Multicultural Riddle
Ethnicity
Religion
Nationalism
Culture in the middle

17. Gerd Baumann
nation:
 home—land—blood; to belong is to
be something rooted in a place
ethnicity:
 also bound up with notions of
‘blood’ and belonging, but at a
closer social level
religion:
 represented as static and
transcendent, whereas more like a
sextant

18. It is important to recognise that
multiculturalism is not a new
phenomenon, even though the
terminology is new.
The pace and experience of
multiculturalism in the twenty-first
century is intense and leaves very
few societies and countries
unaffected.

19. Multiculturalism not only
requires a toleration of others
It also necessitates finding
ways of mutual cooperation
and cultural engagement
Between communities and
individuals at all levels of
society.
Source: Malory Nye: Honorary Professor of Multiculturalism at University of Aberdeen
http://www.slideshare.net/MaloryNye/malory-nye-introduction-to-multiculturalism?qid=34c21b1e-5c47-4c94-
8a03-2d4a6a3e3a5a&v=default&b=&from_search=7

20. Ethnicity
vs.
Multiculturalism

21. *Ethnicity refers to a specific identity
while multiculturalism deals with
multiple uniqueness within a
community.
*Various ethnicities make up a
multicultural community.
(*Reporters’ Understanding)

22. Barrientos
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Ethnicity and Multiculturalism