Why Multiculturalism is Necessary
Have you ever wondered why people of certain countries can’t accept other
cultures? Multiculturalism is necessary for our society to function properly. In its
absence, we would have more discrimination, lack of diversity among communities, and
would help value the culture of other ethnic groups.
Multiculturalism is necessary for our society because without it, we would have
more discrimination. “Surveys have routinely found harder attitudes towards Muslims
than ethnic diversity more generally across a number of measures. If these types of
discrimination are to be addressed, they must be understood in this more complex
picture, where ideas and perceptions of ‘race’, ethnicity, culture and religion are at work.
It is here that an understanding rooted in multiculturalism becomes important.” Muslims
were found to have harsher attitudes against, and multiculturalism would help stop this
idea because everyone would be more familiar with other cultures, which would lower
stereotyping and or discrimination.
Multiculturalism is necessary for our society because we would lack diversity
without it. “Another study, conducted by Project Equality, found that companies that
rated low on equal opportunity issues earned 7.9 percent profit, while those who rated
highest with more equal opportunities resulted in 18.3 percent profit (Lauber, 2011).
These numbers show that diversity and multiculturalism certainly is not a fad, but a way
of doing business that better serves customers and results in higher profits.” This shows
that not only is multiculturalism good for increasing diversity, it is good for increasing
profits within businesses.
Another reason why multiculturalism is necessary for our society is because it
would help value the culture of ethnic groups. “Multiculturalism might entail the granting
of rights (individual or collective) on the grounds of the value cultures have for
individuals, or even society as a whole. A multicultural state then might be one in which
different forms of recognition are granted to cultural groups to secure the valuable
goods cultural membership provides equally and avoid unfairly privileging dominant
groups.” This shows why multiculturalism is needed because it includes everyone of
every ethnicity.
Countries should start incorporating multiculturalism into their society. It lowers
rate of discrimination, improves diversity within communities, and helps value the
culture of other ethnic groups. If multiculturalism was in society, the lives of many people
would improve drastically, for people of all ethnic groups.
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