Ashley Montagu defines culture "from the Latin cultura and cultus which means care, cultivation or allowing to grow something" (3). Originally the connation attributive to "agriculture or cultivation of the soil" (Montagu 3)
Ronald Takaki writes in his novel called a Different Mirror that "man had a narrow but widely shared sense of the past -- a history that has viewed American as European in ancestry" (2) and that somewhere in history American culture was defined as white. He explains that since the birth of this nation, its population has been diverse (Takaki 2)
For a period of twenty years, Koreans left because they wanted to be able to practice Christianity. "It was estimated that nearly 40% of them had become Christians in Korea" (Yoon 52)
The sense of living between varied nationalities brings in the notion of self-worth, something that might not be accessed by all the members in the society. It is also imperative to view multiculturalism as a facet of human unity but in separation (Chamoiseau 23)
Moreover, multiculturalism is unilateral and subversive in the life of the people. It is with great possibility that one is able to spot a certainty of culture within the notion of multiculturalism (Hida-yat 12)
This definition of multiculturalism reiterates the differences, which exist between different people in the societies, nations, and communities. Multiculturalism is a vast term, which carries varied and different meanings in itself (Modood 23)
When reflected by the story involving, "The Solibo Magnificent," much consideration is given to the technological advancements, which have taken place in the world. For instance, technology is a multicultural phenomenon in the society (Salih 45-85)
People appreciate culture and perceive it like their own making. A cosmopolitan approach will serve to distinguish the best of multiculturalism from a mere and a criticized (Trotman 74)
To reach the company's full potential, it is necessary to determine how to take advantage of these differences. (Egodigwe, 2005) In the past, diversity was primarily a human resource issue; that, too, has changed significantly with globalism
Companies will increasingly have to find the correct relationship between cross-national and intra-national teams in order to significantly understand cross-cultural phenomena and enhance the outcome of cross-cultural collaboration. In fact, today's most successful firms are already adept at using diversity and cultural differences as tools to contribute to their bottom line rather than as obstacles (Vallario, 2006)
In the middle of last year, storage equipment manufacturer EMC began a global innovation network for R&D employees at half a dozen labs around worldwide. EMC set up a website for scientists and engineers to develop technologies and product concepts together (McGregor & Hamm, 2008)
It also means exploring how even this most unflattering moment may offer insight into making significance. (Allen & Hermann-Wilmarth, 2004) In order to help their students learn, teachers must be able to reach out to those students, to peak in terms that they understand
35) Pamela Block, Fabricio Balcazar, Christopher Keys underscore the dangers of this kind of racially and ethnically-based designation process, linking the overwhelming labeling of African-Americans, and members of certain other minority groups, as mentally retarded with the concept of eugenics that was popular in the first half of the Twentieth Century. (Block, Balcazar & Keys, 2001, p
The approach encourages a dialogue between teachers and students of all backgrounds, leading directly to an expansion of possibilities and a greater opportunity for learning as students and teachers learn to help one another and to assist in building up strengths and eliminating weaknesses. (Bruch & Higbee, 2002) lack of tolerance and respect for diversity frequently results in stigmatization and permanent problems down the road
Center notes that approaches to multicultural education typically focus on the expansion of curricula to the exclusion of other important considerations such as an improvement of teaching techniques. (Center, 2005) the belief appears to be that the mere elimination of prejudice and expansion of group and cultural horizons will automatically inspire students to greater levels of achievement
A study by Lawrence found that multicultural programs too often focused on the needs of individual teacher development than on any systematic changes that might be necessary. (Lawrence, 2005) it is as if the belief were that by merely changing the perceptions of the instructor the entire outlook of a society could be transformed
In the 1990s, African-Americans accounted for fully thirty-five percent of those labeled as trainable mentally retarded. (Paul, French & Cranston-Gingras, 2002, p
Rather than point out the causes of racism and religious and ethnic prejudice, contemporary textbooks tend to highlight the positive contributions of members of oppressed groups. (Platt, 2002) the essential aim of multicultural education - that of eliminating prejudice - is, in effect, being ignored in favor of a moral and confidence boosting approach
What is emphasized in a textbook represents the choices made by the dominant group - "By claiming to tell a multicultural story, the Framework masks the ideology of its own story." (Sleeter, 2002) Proponents of multiculturalism believe they are building a bias-free society that works toward the inclusion of all, but in teaching - history for example - educators are inevitably making choices that either ignore the contributions of one group or emphasize the ideologies of another
164). The anti-immigrant drumbeat regarding the impending death of German and entire Europe's cultural and religious identity in the face of Islamic threat has been facilitated through media coverage that lumps diverse identity, social, demographic and social conflict issues together under religion umbrella (Koopmans 2007, p