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1 online resource |
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Introduction, Engaging cultural differences / Richard A. Shweder, Martha Minow, and Hazel Rose Markus -- Everything you ever wanted to know about assimilation but were afraid to ask / Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco -- Living with multiculturalism : universalism and particularism in an Indian historical context / Lloyd I. Rudolph and Susanne Hoeber Rudolph -- Legislating religious freedom : Muslim challenges to the relationship between church and state in Germany and France / Katherine Pratt Ewing -- Civilizing the natives : customary marriage in post-apartheid South Africa / David L. Chambers -- Immigrants, agency, and allegiance : some notes from anthropology and from law / Jane Maslow Cohen and Caroline Bledsoe -- Citizenship on trial : Nadia's case / Unni Wikan -- Accommodation and coherence : in search of a general theory for adjudicating claims of faith, conscience, and culture / Arthur N. Eisenberg -- Free exercise of culture : some doubts and distinctions / Lawrence G. Sager -- Culture of property / Nomi Stolzenberg |
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In defense of culture in the courtroom / Alison Dundes Renteln -- "What about female genital mutilation?" and why understanding culture matters in the first place / Richard A. Shweder -- About women, about culture : about them, about us / Martha Minow -- Between nationalism and feminism : indigenous women, community, and state / Maivân Clech Lâm -- Neither victim nor rebel : feminism and the morality of gender and family life in a Hindu temple town / Usha Menon -- Circumcision debates and asylum cases : intersecting arenas, contested values, and tangled webs / Corinne A. Kratz -- From skepticism to embrace : human rights and the American Anthropological Association from 1947 to 1999 / Karen Engle -- Cultural models of diversity in America : the psychology of difference and inclusion / Victoria C. Plaut -- Micropolitics of identity-difference : recognition and accommodation in everyday life / Austin Sarat -- Plural society and interethnic relations in Guinea-Bissau / Joanna Davidson -- Freedom of speech and freedom of silence : an analysis of talking as a cultural practice / Heejung S. Kim and Hazel Rose Markus -- Color blindness as a barrier to inclusion : assimilation and nonimmigrant minorities / Hazel Rose Markus, Claude M. Steele, and Dorothy M. Steele |
| Summary |
"Liberal democracies are based on principles of inclusion and tolerance. But how does the principle of tolerance work in practice in countries such as Germany, France, India, South Africa, and the United States, where an increasingly wide range of cultural groups holds often contradictory beliefs about appropriate social and family life practices? As these democracies expand to include peoples of vastly different cultural backgrounds, the limits of tolerance are being tested as never before. Engaging Cultural Differences explores how liberal democracies respond legally to differences in the cultural and religious practices of their minority groups. The contributors -- an interdisciplinary group of legal scholars, anthropologists, psychologists, and political theorists -- explore several interrelated questions: Does the law in these countries presuppose and codify the beliefs and values of the cultural mainstream? To what extent does the law affect the customs of ethnic minority groups, and how do these groups react to official attempts to force compliance with the dominant norms? How much cultural diversity in family practices ought to be permissible within the framework of a pluralistic, democratic society? Some of the practices addressed include ethnic traditions about selecting marital partners, parent-child relationships, religiously based clothing requirements for women, genital alteration, and religion and schooling. Building on such examples, the contributors examine the role of tolerance in practical encounters between state officials and immigrants, and between members of longstanding majority groups and increasing numbers of minority groups. The volume also considers the theoretical implications of expanding the realm of tolerance. Some contributors are reluctant to broaden the scope of tolerance, while others insist that the notion of 'tolerance'" is itself potentially confining and demeaning and that modern nations should aspire to celebrate cultural differences. Coming to terms with ethnic diversity and cultural differences has become a major public policy concern in contemporary liberal democracies, as they struggle to adjust to burgeoning immigrant populations. Engaging Cultural Differences provides a compelling examination of the challenges of multiculturalism and reveals a deep understanding of the challenges democracies face as they seek to accommodate their citizens' diverse beliefs and practices"--Unedited summary from book jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Multiculturalism.
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Multiculturalism -- Case studies
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Toleration.
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multiculturalism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Multiculturalism
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Toleration
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Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Multiculturele samenlevingen.
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Verdraagzaamheid.
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Democratie.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shweder, Richard A., editor.
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Minow, Martha, 1954- editor.
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Markus, Hazel Rose, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781610445009 |
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1610445007 |
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