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Multiculturalism in the News
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Multiculturalism in the News
Introduction
Multiculturalism can be described as a phase in a long drawn historical realization that the people of the world are indeed a “global village.” All past and present human civilization, culture, and beliefs are unique, valuable, and must be appreciated. However, there has been a continued, rampant Western culture imposition across many parts of the world from around the 15th century which has led to the erasure of peoples’ authentic history, exploitation of resources, and a corruption of culture. Adoption of the Western culture as the dominant culture has also been exacerbated by widespread human migration into Western nations. The result has been a struggle to maintain, revive, and create new expressions of their unique culture. In the process, this has created unrest and intolerance in multicultural societies. The following section addresses four main principles of multiculturalism according to James McWilliams’ article “The environmental case for multiculturalism: What we can learn from 18th century America.”
Principles of Multiculturalism
According to the article by McWilliams (2018), the first principle of multiculturalism is; there is no one definitive method to assimilate minorities into a dominant culture. What is described as being American is always in a constant state of change. There is no one right, prescribed way to be American.
The second principle of multiculturalism is that effective civic integration is achieved through participation in civic duties.

According to Gittell (2006), one of the key aspects of relational coordination is the relational standpoint. Relational coordination is the idea that relationships are a key ingredient to efficiency and productivity at work while at the same time developing an inclusive and social identity (Gittell, 2006). A shared identity allows people that are working together to recognize and acknowledge their unique role and contribution, which leads to a shared identity and joint action.
The third principle is that relational coordination in shared work creates a benefit for the community (McWilliams, 2018). Adding value to the wider community through individual effort is the essence of multiculturalism. The last and fourth principle of multiculturalism is to recognize that minority communities as a complex, unique, individual section of a larger democracy. They are not a uniform group of people with an established set of values, beliefs, and character traits. Treating them as such will create space for better integration methods, understanding, tolerance, and acceptance (Zahedi & Larijani, 2009).
References
Gittell, J. H. (2006). Relational coordination: Coordinating work through relationships of shared goals, shared knowledge and mutual respect. Relational perspectives in organizational studies: a research companion, 74-94.
McWilliams, J. (2018, September 26). The environmental case for multiculturalism: What we can learn from 18th century America. Pacific Standard. Retrieved from https://psmag.com/environment/a-case-for-literally-draining-the-swamps
Zahedi, F., & Larijani, B. (2009). Common principles and multiculturalism. Journal of medical ethics and history of medicine, 2, 6.