Us, Them, and Others : Pluralism and National Identity in Diverse Societies
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| Title: | Us, Them, and Others : Pluralism and National Identity in Diverse Societies |
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| Description: | How do countries come to view themselves as being ‘multicultural'? Us, Them, and Others presents a dynamic new model for understanding pluralism based on the triangular relationship between three groups — the national majority, historically recognized minorities, and diverse immigrant bodies. Elke Winter's research illustrates how compromise between unequal groups is rendered meaningful through confrontation with real or imagined outsiders.Us, Them, and Others sheds new light on the astonishing resilience of Canadian multiculturalism in the late 1990s, when multicultural policies in other countries had already come under heavy attack. Winter draws on analyses of English-language newspaper discourses and a sociological framework to connect discourses of pan-Canadian multicultural identity to representations of Quebecois nationalism, immigrant groups, First Nations, and the United States. Taking inspiration from the Canadian experience, Us, Them, and Others is an enticing examination of national identity and pluralist group formation in diverse societies. |
| Authors: | Elke Winter |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Multiculturalism--Canada, Cultural pluralism--Canada |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | How do countries come to view themselves as being ‘multicultural'? Us, Them, and Others presents a dynamic new model for understanding pluralism based on the triangular relationship between three groups — the national majority, historically recognized minorities, and diverse immigrant bodies. Elke Winter's research illustrates how compromise between unequal groups is rendered meaningful through confrontation with real or imagined outsiders.Us, Them, and Others sheds new light on the astonishing resilience of Canadian multiculturalism in the late 1990s, when multicultural policies in other countries had already come under heavy attack. Winter draws on analyses of English-language newspaper discourses and a sociological framework to connect discourses of pan-Canadian multicultural identity to representations of Quebecois nationalism, immigrant groups, First Nations, and the United States. Taking inspiration from the Canadian experience, Us, Them, and Others is an enticing examination of national identity and pluralist group formation in diverse societies. |
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| ISBN: | 9780802096395 9780802096920 9781442661189 9781442663220 |
