A Third World Feminist Defense of Multiculturalism

Herr, Ranjoo Seodu

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“…Important to this theory is the idea of multiculturalism, which accepts and promotes the existence of different cultures within one society (Bannerji 1995). Third World Feminist Herr (2004) wrote that Western Feminists often object to the idea of multiculturalism, believing it to diminish women's struggles. She argues that multiculturalism is in fact beneficial to immigrant women because it brings attention to issues present in diverse cultures (74).…”

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Gendered ESL : accommodating immigrant women's cultural diversity in ESL classes

Landsborough¹

2021

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Research indicates that immigrant women have lower levels of English than men in English speaking regions including Canada. In Canada, Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) is a government-funded language program which assists immigrants in improving their language levels. However, immigrant women face a number of barriers to accessing this program. These barriers suggest that LINC does not successfully accommodate immigrant women's diverse gender-based roles. This study examines the barriers that exist including the barriers reported by four Spanish speaking female immigrants. With the help of LINC key informants, this study suggests that the LINC Home Study program, a distance study program, any assist women who are unable to use the in-class LINC course to improve their English language level.

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Gendered ESL : accommodating immigrant women's cultural diversity in ESL classes

Landsborough¹

2021

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“…Advocates of cultural diversity and multiculturalism defend the rights of minority groups to maintain their culture and their customs, even in cases where the majority of the society within which they live finds these customs objectionable and indeed illegal. The degree of justifiable intervention by the state in the self‐government of cultural minorities is a topic of debate (Herr, ; Okin, ; Shachar, ).…”

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Gender Segregation, Effacement, and Suppression: Trends in the Status of Women inIsrael

Allon

2013

Digest Mid East Studies

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The aim of this article is to analyze the phenomenon of the exclusion of women from the public sphere in Israel. The article describes some of the causes of this phenomenon, its impact on Israeli society, and the difficulty in confronting it. Israeli women have made impressive gains on many fronts, but the exclusion of women from the public sphere as a result of the influence of the growing Ultra-Orthodox minority, which imposes its norms on the general public, raises serious concerns. The exclusion of women manifests itself in several forms: gender segregation in public spaces, the effacement of women's images from the public sphere, and the suppression of women's voice. The infiltration of Orthodox Jewish fundamentalism into Israeli society may cause the regression of advancements previously made in women's rights in Israel. The article points to the limitations of the treatment of this phenomenon within a theory of multiculturalism, and suggests an alternative framework of discourse, which relies on concepts that are drawn from the literature on environmental ethics, public rights, and public ownership of space and resources.T he aim of this article is to analyze the phenomenon of the exclusion of women from the public sphere in Israel. I will describe some of the causes of this phenomenon, its impact on Israeli society, and the difficulty in confronting it.The status of women in Israel is paradoxical. On the one hand, there have been impressive gains in the advancement of women in many domains, while on the other there have recently been serious setbacks in their status. These setbacks are due to an accelerated process of radicalization of Orthodox Jewish fundamentalism among some religious communities and their political leaders. 1 These trends are met with sharp, albeit mostly ineffective, opposition and demonstrations from women and men, both religious and secular.The literature on gender inequity and discrimination against women in various societies and cultures is abundant. Much of the discussion is conducted within the framework of a theory of multiculturalism

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“…). Rather, there is recognition of culture as complex, with the potential to have multiple implications for women, not all of which are negative (Almeida & Dolan‐Delvecchio , Herr , Sokoloff ,b). As Adelman et al .…”

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“…The transformatory potential of culture, in this frame, requires redacting its conventional conceptualisation as static and always aligned against the interests of women (Adelman et al 2012). Rather, there is recognition of culture as complex, with the potential to have multiple implications for women, not all of which are negative (Almeida & Dolan-Delvecchio 1999, Herr 2004, Sokoloff 2008a. As Adelman et al (2012) note:…”

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Mobilising culture against domestic violence in migrant and ethnic communities: practitioner perspectives from Aotearoa/New Zealand

Simon‐Kumar

Kurian

Young-Silcock

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Health Soc Care Community

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Studies on domestic violence in ethnic minority communities highlight that social norms, family structures and cultural practices are among the key triggers of violence against women. Not surprisingly, most anti-violence interventions in these communities aim to redeem women from the oppressive features of these cultures. More recently, however, emergent scholarship advocates mobilising, rather than erasing, culture within existing anti-violence strategies. This paper explores the nature of culturally informed interventions used by front-line workers. It presents the findings of a small-scale qualitative study in Aotearoa/New Zealand, where around 13% of the population are currently deemed to be from minority ethnic communities. Interviews and one focus group were conducted with nine practitioners - including social workers, counsellors and the police - in Hamilton, Aotearoa in 2013-2014. Based on thematic analysis, the paper identifies two core strands: (a) the distinctive profile of ethnic violence and (b) the strategies that mobilise culture in anti-violence interventions. Specifically within the former strand, it was found that violence in the ethnic community was distinctive for the following reasons: the heightened sense of stigma surrounding disclosure and the consequent silence by women who suffer from it; the lack of trust in authority; and the fear of conventional safety plans necessitating longer time periods for rapport-building. Among the strategies that mobilise culture, the study found that practitioners used a family approach; engaged men in their interventions, at times reinforcing gendered roles; utilised micro-interventions; and deployed cultural tropes, especially around spirituality, as a strategy. The conclusion points to the gap between interventions that challenge and mobilise cultures. While anecdotally, the latter are perceived to be relevant and effective in anti-violence interventions, there is need for a fuller assessment and better codification of these strategies within the training of practitioners who work in these communities.

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A Third World Feminist Defense of Multiculturalism

Cited by 34 publications

References 4 publications

Gendered ESL : accommodating immigrant women's cultural diversity in ESL classes

Gendered ESL : accommodating immigrant women's cultural diversity in ESL classes

Gender Segregation, Effacement, and Suppression: Trends in the Status of Women inIsrael

Mobilising culture against domestic violence in migrant and ethnic communities: practitioner perspectives from Aotearoa/New Zealand

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