Criticism of multiculturalism

For the related issue of criticism of immigration, see Opposition to immigration.
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Criticism of multiculturalism questions the ideal of the maintenance of distinct ethnic cultures within a country. Multiculturalism is a particular subject of debate in certain European nations that are associated with the idea of a nation state.[1][2][3] Critics of multiculturalism may argue against cultural integration of different ethnic and cultural groups to the existing laws and values of the country. Alternatively critics may argue for assimilation of different ethnic and cultural groups to a single national identity.[4]

  1. ^ Mirza, Munira (7 April 2004). "Backlash against multiculturalism?". Spiked Online. Archived from the original on 10 May 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Malik, Kenan (18 December 2001). "The trouble with multiculturalism". Spiked Online. Archived from the original on 2 January 2002. Retrieved 1 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Report attacks multiculturalism". BBC News. 30 September 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ Malik, Kenan (14 December 2015). "The Failure of Multiculturalism". Foreign Affairs. 94 (March/April 2015). Council on Foreign Relations. Multicultural policies accept that societies are diverse, yet they implicitly assume that such diversity ends at the edges of minority communities. By forcing people into ethnic and cultural boxes, they help create the very divisions they were meant to manage.