Multiculturalism | AQA A-Level Politics (7152)
Multiculturalism
- 84 questions
- 7 subtopics
- Paper 3: one further ideology of five
- Paper 3
Diversity as something to endorse rather than tolerate, the politics of recognition, and the arguments over assimilation, integration, segregation and where cohesion policy shades into pressure to conform..
It covers multiculturalism and the Politics of Recognition, assimilation, Integration and the Melting Pot, integration and Segregation, interculturalism and Civic Integration, berlin and Kymlicka, taylor and Parekh and modood: Multiculturalism and Citizenship.
Sample questions from Multiculturalism
Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.
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Multiculturalism and the Politics of Recognition
What do multiculturalists mean by equality of opportunity?
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They mean that everyone should have a genuine chance to succeed, which requires removing the cultural and structural barriers that leave minorities starting from behind. -
Multiculturalism and the Politics of Recognition
What does anti-discrimination mean in multiculturalist thought?
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It is the commitment to outlaw and combat unequal treatment on grounds of race, ethnicity, religion or culture in law, employment, housing and public services. -
Assimilation, Integration and the Melting Pot
Why does multiculturalism deny that there is one best way of life?
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Because it accepts value pluralism: there are many genuine human goods, and no rational standard by which one culture's balance between them can be declared correct for everyone. -
Assimilation, Integration and the Melting Pot
How do multiculturalists distinguish toleration from recognition?
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Toleration merely puts up with practices one disapproves of, whereas recognition positively affirms the worth of a minority culture and of its members' identity. -
Integration and Segregation
Distinguish imposed from voluntary segregation.
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Imposed segregation is enforced by law or by discrimination, whereas voluntary segregation arises where a community itself chooses to live and organise separately to protect its identity. -
Integration and Segregation
What is the community cohesion critique of multiculturalism?
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It argues that celebrating separate identities has encouraged communities to turn inwards, weakening shared belonging and mutual trust. -
Interculturalism and Civic Integration
What is liberal multiculturalism?
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Liberal multiculturalism tolerates cultural diversity within a firm framework of liberal values, so that practices denying individual rights are not accommodated. -
Interculturalism and Civic Integration
Explain the difference between shallow and deep diversity.
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Shallow diversity accommodates differences of food, dress and worship within common public norms, whereas deep diversity accepts that communities may hold different understandings of belonging and citizenship itself.
The 7 subtopics
One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.
| Subtopic | What it covers | Questions |
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| Multiculturalism and the Politics of Recognition | Recall questions on multiculturalism as description and as doctrine, on the politics of recognition and on why diversity is said to strengthen a society. | 12 |
| Assimilation, Integration and the Melting Pot | Recall questions on assimilation, integration and the melting pot, the multicultural view of human nature and the state, toleration and recognition, positive action, and the main criticisms of multiculturalism. | 15 |
| Integration and Segregation | Recall questions on what integration means and why it is two-way, and on segregation imposed and voluntary. | 10 |
| Interculturalism and Civic Integration | Recall questions on interculturalism, the charge that cohesion policy slides into assimilation, civic integration and the place of faith schools. | 14 |
| Berlin and Kymlicka | Recall questions on Berlin's negative and positive freedom and value pluralism, and on Kymlicka's societal culture, national minorities and immigrant groups, and group-differentiated rights. | 12 |
| Taylor and Parekh | Recall questions on Taylor's politics of recognition, misrecognition and the presumption of equal worth, and on Parekh's cultural pluralism, the limits of diversity and Britain as a community of communities. | 12 |
| Modood: Multiculturalism and Citizenship | Recall questions on Modood's definition of multiculturalism, religion and moderate secularism, his criticism of cosmopolitanism and assimilation, and multiculturalism as a civic idea that extends liberal values. | 9 |
How the guide is worked
Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.
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Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
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Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
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Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.
Read the full method, the return schedule and the research behind it.
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