Multiculturalism: The myth and the reality

Patel, Pragna

doi:10.1080/09574049108578083

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“…Instead one should ask in each case: What is it I should respect, and who has advantages from certain traditions? (Wikan, 1996:8; see also Patel, 1991).…”

Section: G'ommutingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hyphenated Danes: Contested fields of gender, generation and ethnicity

Mørck¹

2000

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“…Instead one should ask in each case: What is it I should respect, and who has advantages from certain traditions? (Wikan, 1996:8; see also Patel, 1991).…”

Section: G'ommutingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hyphenated Danes: Contested fields of gender, generation and ethnicity

Mørck¹

2000

YOUNG

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“…In practice, this idea of entirely separate communities makes some groups of people particularly vulnerable to CSE and other abusive practices. This is because it has historically involved a "hands off" approach among statutory services that accept the view propagated by the (usually male) community leaders that communities do not need state interventions as "they look after their own" (Patel, 1991). Ethnic minority women's organisations have complained over the years that, in practice, multiculturalism leads to reduced rights for ethnic minority women and girls because, rather than stick with national frameworks on violence against women and girls, it encourages different responses on the basis of culture, religion, or ethnicity (Sahgal, 2004;Patel, 2013).…”

Section: Multiculturalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…So one of the most dangerous offshoots of the emphasis on community and multiculturalism is the enforcement of reduced rights or reduced access to state protection. Moreover, the implementation of multiculturalist policies by service providers has tended to involve narrow assumptions about the needs of ethnic minority communities including by superimposing religious over other identities (Patel, 1991;Sahgal and Yuval Davis, 1992;Gupta, 2003). In fact, Jay's (2014) recent report on Rotherham is a good example of the way that religion has become part of the subtext of "community" and "community engagement".…”

Section: Multiculturalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community awareness raising on child sexual exploitation: possibilities and problems

2015

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Purpose – A number of reports on child sexual exploitation (CSE) have pointed to the importance of community awareness raising as a preventative measure, a means of extending the reach of CSE services and widening the scope of social responsibility to protect children. However, little has been said about how to undertake such activities; how to do this well and the potential pitfalls to avoid. The purpose of this paper is to draw out critical questions about the notion of community and highlight what can be learnt from historical debates about multiculturalist practice. While the paper does not focus solely on ethnic minority communities, the authors do take stock of pertinent points from that literature in relation to issues of engagement, power and representation and applicable learning for awareness raising around CSE. In the second half of the paper, the authors consider the issue of awareness raising within communities. The authors draw on the limited literature on community awareness raising in CSE, contextualising this with reference to relevant learning from other pertinent bodies of work, to reflect on implications for practice. Design/methodology/approach – This is a conceptual paper based on a review of various bodies of literature. The first half reviews the literature about community, community engagement, and multiculturalism as policy and practice. The second half draws evidence from the literature on forms of awareness raising on CSE and other sensitive social issues to discuss implications for practice arising from the authors’ reflections on the literature. Findings – The review produces three key findings. First, the need to transfer historic insights into the limits of “community” and multiculturalism and apply these to the emergent field of CSE. Second, despite theoretical distinctions between “community” and “society”, evidence from the literature suggests that the term “community” is being applied more generally to refer to a wide range of events and practices. Third, the authors conclude with some points about what may work well for CSE professionals developing work in this field; that is, clear aims and objectives, nuanced approaches and targeted messages. Research limitations/implications – This is an under-researched area where there are currently no published evaluations of community awareness raising interventions for CSE. Effective evidence-based strategies for engaging communities are urgently needed for CSE prevention work to be extended in positive ways which protect those affected. Originality/value – This paper is original in drawing insights from historical debates about multiculturalist practice to inform thinking on community awareness raising on CSE. It makes a valuable contribution by bringing together insights from a number of distinct bodies of literature in ways which can inform practice.

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“…indlaeg i Forum for køn og kultur/www.forum.kvinfo.dk (fx. 15.5.02, 22.3.02, 21.12.-01, 15.10.01, 20.7.01, 31.10.02, 18 Patel 1991;Yuval-Davis 1992Sahgal & Yuval-Davis 1992;Espin 1992Espin , 1994Knocke 1997;Mørck 1998;Gerle 1999. Krav om kulturel loyalitet er et udbredt faenomen.…”

Section: Tilgiv Os Gud Af Shabana Rehmanunclassified

Multikulturalismernes kønsblinde øje. Mangfoldighedsudfordringer og kønsligestilling

Mørck¹

2006

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Yvonne Mørch: The Gender Blind Eye of Multiculturalisms. The challenges of diversity and gender equality. The article discusses the tension between different types of rights/rights of recognition as well as different forms of solidarity. The analysis takes its starting point in a question posed by Susan Okin: Is multiculturalism bad for women? The focus, then, is on the relationship between gender equality and the new multicultural challenges. The author stresses the importance of gender sensitivity when negotiating and developing different kinds of multiculturalisms. The aim of the article is to contribute to the development of better analytical tools to be used in our understanding of different processes of transformation taking place in a globalized world.

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Multiculturalism: The myth and the reality

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Hyphenated Danes: Contested fields of gender, generation and ethnicity

Hyphenated Danes: Contested fields of gender, generation and ethnicity

Community awareness raising on child sexual exploitation: possibilities and problems

Multikulturalismernes kønsblinde øje. Mangfoldighedsudfordringer og kønsligestilling

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