polyculturalism
Sign in to savePolyculturalism is an ideological approach to the consequences of intercultural engagements within a geographical area which emphasises similarities between, and the enduring interconnectedness of, groups which self-identify as distinct, thus blurring the boundaries which may be perceived by members of those groups.
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- Instance of
- ideology
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- different from
- multiculturalism
- facet of
- diversity
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Comparison of cultural ideologies
- Polycultural Religion
- Examples of polycultural states
- Revolutionary France
- Socialist Yugoslavia
- See also
- References
Polyculturalism is an ideological approach to the consequences of intercultural engagements within a geographical area which emphasises similarities between, and the enduring interconnectedness of, groups which self-identify as distinct, thus blurring the boundaries which may be perceived by members of those groups.
The concept of polyculturalism was first proposed by Robin Kelley and Vijay Prashad. It differs from multiculturalism which instead emphasises the separateness of the identities of self-identifying cultural groups with an aim of preserving and celebrating their differences in spite of interactions between them. Supporters of polyculturalism oppose multiculturalism, arguing that the latter's emphasis on difference and separateness is divisive and harmful to social cohesion.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “polyculturalism” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.