Diversity and Multiculturalism

Diversity and Multiculturalism

IGCSE Sociology

Lesson Objectives

IGCSE Sociology

• Describe and account for diversity and variations in human behaviour and culture, including issues related to cultural relativism and multiculturalism

Do you know these terms?

Starter

Poll

The view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups deserve special acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture.

• Cultural Relativism

• Diversity

• Multiculturalism

Poll

The view that we should consider all cultures on their own terms rather than from a Western point of view.

• Cultural Relativism

• Diversity

• Multiculturalism

Poll

The view that accepts many differences between human cultures.

• Cultural Relativism

• Diversity

• Multiculturalism

Human cultures are very diverse.

What is considered normal in one culture may be considered strange, deviant or offensive in another:

IGCSE Sociology

Diverse: showing a great deal of variety; very different

• language

• norms of dress and appreance

• food and drink

• traditions such as rituals and festivals

• ideas of morality​

Increased contact means more knowledge of other cultures.

Cultural interactions have increased over the last 200 years.

​Filipino spaghetti is a Filipino adaptation of Italian spaghetti with Bolognese sauce. It has a distinctively sweet sauce, usually made from tomato sauce sweetened with brown sugar or banana ketchup. It is typically topped with sliced hot dogs and grated cheese.

Open Ended

Cultural Variations in food:

Conduct a research about diffences in food practices and types that serves as an example cultural diversity.

Knowledge about other cultures has spread rapidly, both by travel and migration and through media.

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We are now living in a diverse multicultural world and many people are able to access and appreciate aspects of other cultures.​

Globalisation: the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange.

The Global Village

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Lifestyle: the typical way of life of an individual, group of culture.

• peole are now able to watch the Olympic Games

• only a few groups of people are living traditional lifestyles that are isolated from other cultures​

Cultural Uniformity?​

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• Western or American culture and influence can be seen in all cultures

• ​Globalisation is said to be reducing diversity and may be leading to the development of a single human culture base on Western values.

Poll

Will you eat guinea pigs for dinner?

• Yes!

• Not sure.

• N

the tendency of peole to put their own culture at the center, and to use their cultural standards to judge the behaviour and beliefs of people of different culture.

Ethnocentrism

To some degree we are all ethnocentric.

We need to first accept the fact that we're ethnocentric, then look into ways how to recognize differences between cultures, and not judge them based on our own standards.

It's natural tendency for each of us to believe that our cultural beliefs are the best. But it prevents us from becoming culturally competent and responsive to others who share differing cultural beliefs, traditions, practices, and affiliations.

Cultural Relativism: the opposite of ethnocentrism - view that we should no judge other cultures based on ours.

a society in which many different cultures or sub-cultures exist alongside each other.

Multicultural Society

Open Ended

Read page 61 of the textbook. Identify and describe one (1) positive effects of having a multicultural society.

Open Ended

Read page 62 of the textbook. Identify and describe one (1) criticism about the effects of having a multicultural society.

the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas. Cultural assimilation happens when minority groups comes to absorb the culture of the majority of population.

Assimilation

Ways of Assimilation in the UK

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• Citizenship tests - to ensure the people know about British History

• Community cohesion - integrate minority groups by involving them to different programs

• Acting against expression of some aspects of minority cultures (for example: banning of Muslim women to wear Niqab)

• Increasing nationalism - supporting the nation's culture and practices​

Open Ended

Think-Pair-Share:

Discuss with a partner the question below:

Which one do you prefer: having a multicultural society or following assimilation?

Multiple Choice

The view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups deserve special acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture.

• Cultural Relativism

• Diversity

• Multiculturalism

Multiple Choice

The view that we should consider all cultures on their own terms rather than from a Western point of view.

• Cultural Relativism

• Diversity

• Multiculturalism

Multiple Choice

The view that accepts many differences between human cultures.

• Cultural Relativism

• Diversity

• Multiculturalism

Review: Concept Map

Group Work: Three groups.

Write "Cultural Variations" in the center of the paper.

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This is your primary idea.​

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Step 1

Identify up to six closely related concepts, topics, or ideas. These are your secondary ideas.

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Step 2

For each seconday idea, identify up to six closely related concepts, topics, or ideas, which serve as your tertiary ideas.​

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Step 3

Connet primary-seconday-tertiary ideas using lines.

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Look for cross-relationships between secondary or tertiary ideas. Draw a thin or dashed lines connecting related ideas.​

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You are are also free to write words on each line how they're connected.​

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Step 4

Review your concept map.

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Are there any questions that have been answered by looking at your map?​

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Step 5

Activity (Trio)

Assimilation Guide

Write an assimilation guide (poster) for Mr. Ebro when he comes to China from the Philippines. Your group must tell him all the ways you think he needs to prepare so he could assimilate and integrate well with the Chinese culture, and not segregate himself and be a loner for all his life. **sad life**

Present your output after 25 minutes. This won't be graded but Mr. Ebro will appreciate all the insights you will share for his own survival.

Presentation

1-2 minutes per group

Schedule Next Week

Monday - Globalisation

Tuesday - Review

Thursday - Quiz​