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How can you define it?
Multiculturalism is a political strategy for managing interethnic relations, based on the value and
respect of differences in customs, culture, religion or ethnicity. Multiculturalism came to the fore in the
1980s, and was progressively implemented in the United States then in urope, but its roots go bac!
to the 19"0s. #t that time, problems of $difference% started to emerge in western societies, further
propelled by the re&ection in the late si'ties of traditional culture and conse(uences of decolonisation.
)he escalating phenomena of migration and globalisation put an end to the culture of the uni(ue in
favour of a real culture of differences.
What is the main significance of the concept of multiculturalism in
intellectual debate?
*or the #merican historian *rancis *u!uyama, $good multiculturalism% is a !ind of +corporate
multiculturalism,. -t is based on spreading identical consumer habits across different lifestyles of
various social, ethnic and cultural groups. -talian political scientist .iovanni Sartori is not of this
opinion. *or him, by definition multiculturalism is $bad% as it builds a society based on separate
identities, creating ghettos. Sartori proposes the $uropean model of pluralism and tolerance% as an
alternative, presented as the $correct management of diversity%.
What is the EU doing to improve the integration of immigrants?
)he U programme $integration of third country nationals% finances and promotes integration initiatives
targeting those who are not members of the U. )his pro&ect aims to encourage dialogue in civil
society, develop integration models, and spread and highlight the best initiatives regarding integration.
)he U member states have contributed / million uros for this pro&ect. #t the same time, the U has
collated an $integration manual% which e'plains government and public authority practices in urope, in
the areas of training, political participation and inter0religious dialogue. )he manual 120034 underlines
the necessity to include unions, foreigner associations and employers.
What are the European integration models?
urope switches between two models, the *rench $assimilation% model,
and the #nglo0Sa'on $multicultural% one. 5oth are going through a
crisis. )he first one practises integration based on trade6 there is an
e'change of citi7enship for religious discretion 1for e'ample, in *rance,
the Muslim veil is prohibited in schools4. 5ritish multicultural policy
gives freedom to minorities in the form of $collective rights% to allow a
harmonious coe'istence between different ethnic and religious groups
inside a liberal and tolerant political society.
8ow have they failed9 -n *rance, many second and third generation
*rench people refuse the old0style republican assimilation method. )his
trend is proven, among other things, by the riots in *rench suburbs last
:ovember or the protests against the 2003 law banning the Muslim veil. -n 5ritain, many Muslim
groups do not feel represented by state laws, creating hostile and isolated minorities. 5ritish public
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opinion could be summed up by a phrase from the chair of the ;ommission for ?acial (uality, )revor
@hilips, +multiculturalism does not mean that everyone can do as they want in the name of their
culture.,
$. $ccording to the text% &hat are the origins of ulticulturalis as a 'olitical strategy in
&estern societies( "o'lete the diagra.
). *ay if these stateents are +rue or False. "orrect the false ones.
1. -talian political scientist .iovanni Sartori believes that many different cultural identities in one
country leads to assimilation. ______________________________________________________________
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2. #ccording to #merican historian *rancis *u!uyama, society should consist of many different types
of social and cultural lifestyles. ____________________________________________________________
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3. )he U -ntegration *und was created to facilitate the integration of uropean immigrants into
uropean societies. ______________________________________________________________________
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MAIN AIM
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4. *rance has a two0way approach to integration where immigrants are given some space and
fle'ibility to adapt and where the host culture ta!es some elements of the immigrants% culture.
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". "o'lete these sentences according to the text.
1. .iovanni Sartori re&ects _________________________________________________________________
__________________________, suggesting an alternative __________________________________________
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2. )he encouragement of dialogue in civil society, as well as the development of integration models
and the spread of the best initiatives regarding integration _______________________________________
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3. Bhereas some uropean countries have adopted _____________________________________________
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4. )he riots in *rench suburbs show that _______________________________________________________
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0. *ay &hat these &ords refer to in the text.
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E. Find e1ui2alents for these &ords,'hrases in the first t&o 'aragra'hs of the text.
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F. Re&rite these sentences -eginning the as indicated -elo&.
1. .iovanni Sartori proposes the $uropean model of pluralism and tolerance% as an alternative.
The European model of pluralism and tolerance
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2. )he 5ritish have adopted a multicultural integration model. 8owever, they believe now that
multiculturalism has been a failure, serving to separate and segregate, rather than integrate.
In spite of
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3. +Bhy are some immigrants leaving their adopted countries9,
They ondered
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4. -n some people%s opinion, illegal immigrants should go bac! to their countries.
!ome people ant
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). *ay if these stateents are +rue or False. "orrect the false ones.
1. -talian political scientist .iovanni Sartori believes that many different cultural identities in one
country leads to assimilation. *alse. 8e believes that it leads to separation and to the creation of
ghettos.
2. #ccording to #merican historian *rancis *u!uyama, society should consist of many different types
of social and cultural lifestyles. True
3. )he U -ntegration *und was created to facilitate the integration of uropean immigrants into
uropean societies. *alse. )he *und has been created to facilitate the integration of those who
are not members of the U.
CAUSES
re&ection of the traditional
culture
decolonisation
migration
globalisation
late 1960s 1980s
MULTICULTURALISM
managing interethnic relations based on the value and
respect of differences in customs, culture, religion or ethnicity.
MAIN AIM
4. *rance has a two0way approach to integration where immigrants are given some space and
fle'ibility to adapt and where the host culture ta!es some elements of the immigrants% culture.
*alse. *rance has a one0way approach to integration where immigrants have to assimilate *rench
cultureE the dominant culture 1and leave their origins behind4.
". "o'lete these sentences according to the text.
1. .iovanni Sartori re&ects *u!uyama%s definitionE model of +good multiculturalism, suggesting an
alternative proposal for managing diversity F the $uropean model of pluralism and tolerance%.
2. )he encouragement of dialogue in civil society, as well as the development of integration models
and the spread of the best initiatives regarding integration are the main aim of the U programme
$integration of third country nationals%.
3. Bhereas some uropean countries have adopted the *rench assimilation integration model , others
adopted the #nglo0Sa'on $multicultural% one.
4. 4. )he riots in *rench suburbs show that the *rench assimilation model and has failed.
0. *ay &hat these &ords refer to in the text.
1. -t 1line 124 good multiculturalism 2. which 1line 224 integration manual
3. one 1line 2D4 model 4. they 1line C24 the *rench assimilation model and the #nglo0Sa'on
multicultural model.
E. Find e1ui2alents for these &ords,'hrases in the first t&o 'aragra'hs of the text.
1. became noticed came to the fore 2. origins roots
3. enhanced propelled 4. rising escalating
5. similar identical 6. option alternative
F. Re&rite these sentences -eginning the as indicated -elo&.
1. .iovanni Sartori proposes the $uropean model of pluralism and tolerance% as an alternative.
The European model of pluralism and tolerance is proposed by .iovanni Sartori as an
alternative.
2. )he 5ritish have adopted a multicultural integration model. 8owever, they believe now that
multiculturalism has been a failure, serving to separate and segregate, rather than integrate.
In spite of having adopted a multicultural integration model, the 5ritish now believe that >.
3. +Bhy are some immigrants leaving their adopted countries9,
They ondered why some immigrants were leaving their adopted countries.
4. -n some people%s opinion, illegal immigrants should go bac! to their countries.
!ome people ant illegal immigrants to go back to their countries.