CHAPTER V
CULTURAL
CHANGES
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism
is a policy that emphasizes
the unique characteristics of
different cultures, especially
as they relate one another in
receiving nations.
Advantages of
Multiculturalism
Lead cultural exchanges
Add variety in the life of all citizens
Bridges the chasm of ignorance and
arrogance
Lead cultural
exchanges
Add variety in the life
of all citizens
Bridges the chasm of
ignorance and
arrogance
Disadvantages of
Multiculturalism
Brings anxiety to stability of national identity
Creates national disunity
Questionable loyalties
Brings anxiety
to stability of
national identity
Creates
national
disunity
Questionable
loyalties
Multiculturalism
in the
Philippines:
Boon or Bane?
Three
Referents
of
Multiculturalism
1. DemographicDescriptive
the word multicultural
refers to the existence of
linguistically, culturally
and ethnically diverse
segments in the
population of a society
2. IdeologicalNormative
This usage of
multiculturalism constitutes a
specific focus towards the
management and
organization of governmental
responses to ethnic diversity
Exclusion
process of progressive social
rupture, detaching groups and
individuals from social relations
and institutions and preventing
them from full participation in the
normal, normatively prescribed
activities of the society in which
they live.
Apartheid
inhuman acts committed for
the purpose of establishing
and maintaining domination
by one racial group of persons
over any other racial group of
persons and systematically
oppressing them
Ethnic Cleansing
the attempt to create
ethnically homogeneous
geographic areas through the
deportation or forcible
displacement of persons
belonging to particular ethnic
groups.
Genocide
the deliberate and
systematic destruction of
a group of people
because of their ethnicity,
nationality, religion, or
race.
Acts of Genocide
Killing members of the group;
Causing serious bodily or
mental harm to members of
the group;
Deliberately inflicting on the
group conditions of life
calculated to bring about its
physical destruction in whole or
Imposing measures intended
to prevent births within the
group;
Forcibly transferring children
of
the group to another
group
Progmmatic-Political
Usage of multiculturalism
refers to the specific
policies developed to
respond and manage
ethnic diversity
Canadian Multicultural
Policy
officially recognizes the importance
of Canadas multicultural heritage
and states that the heritage must be
preserved and promoted;
recognizes the rights of Aboriginal
peoples in Canada;
states that while English and French
remain the only official languages of
Canada, other languages can be
states that all Canadian citizens
have equal rights, regardless of
any differences they might have
and regardless of skin colour,
religion, country of birth, ethnic
background, etc.; and
recognizes the right of ethnic,
linguistic, and religious minorities
to keep their cultures, languages,
and religious practices.
Multicult
ural
Education
Multicultural
Education
Field of study and an
emerging discipline
whose major aim is to
create equal educational
opportunities from racial,
ethnic, social class and
James Banks Goals of
ME:
To transform school so that
male and female students,
exceptional students from
diverse cultural, social-class,
racial and ethnic groups
experience an equal
opportunity to learn.
To help students to
acquire knowledge,
attitudes and skills needed
to function effectively in
pluralistic democratic
society
To help students to
acquire knowledge and
commitments needed to
To promote democracy
and democratic living
To help students develop
more positive attitudes
toward different racial,
ethnic, cultural and
religious groups.
Four Approaches
in Achieving
Multicultural
Education
1. Contributions
Approach
The ethnic heroes and
holidays are included in
the curriculum.
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2. Additive Approach
A unit or course is
incorporated but no
substantial change is
made to the curriculum
as a whole
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3. Transformation
Approach
Students are taught
to view events and
issues from diverse
ethnic and cultural
perspectives.
4. Social Action Approach
Students not only learn to
view issues from multiple
perspectives but also
become directly involved in
solving related problems.
Multicultural Education
is a progressive
approach for
transforming education
that holistically critiques
and addresses current
shortcomings, failings
and discriminatory
Shared Ideals
Every student must have
an equal opportunity to
achieve her or his full
potential
Every student must be
prepared to competently
participate in an
Teachers must be
prepared to effectively
facilitate learning for every
individual student
Schools must be active
participants in ending
oppression of all types
Education must become
Educators, activists and
others must take a more
active role in reexamining
all educational practice
and how they affect the
learning of all students
