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Engaging Cultural Differences: The Multicultural Challenge in Liberal Democracies

By Richard A. , Shweder; Martha Minow; Hazel Rose Markus

Book information

Publisher
Russell Sage Foundation
Year
2002
ISBN
0871547910, 9780871547910
Google Books ID
FFupJIThiuQC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2830977 bytes)
Pages
518\492
Time added
2023-12-25 07:16:12

Description

What does tolerance mean and how does it work in practice, in such countries as the U.S., Germany, France, India, Norway, and South Africa? Twenty-five scholars--all but one from the U.S.--from the fields of law, anthropology, psychology, and political theory explore how liberal democracies do and should respond legally to differences in cultural and religious practices of minority group residents. The 21 essays explore the processes that create diversity, forms of cultural accommodation other than group status or rights, ways in which minority groups position themselves in relation to universal human rights claims, and the contrasting conceptions of group differences as they affect institutional and legal practices. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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