Define ethnic pluralism, and contrast it with assimilation

What will be an ideal response?


Instead of complete assimilation, many groups share elements of the mainstream

culture while remaining culturally distinct from both the dominant group and other social

and ethnic groups. Ethnic pluralism is the coexistence of a variety of distinct racial and

ethnic groups within one society. Equalitarian pluralism or accommodation is a situation

in which ethnic groups coexist in equality with one another. Switzerland has been

described as a model. Inequalitarian pluralism or segregation exists when specific

groups are set apart from the dominant group and have unequal access to power and

privilege. Segregation is the spatial and social separation of categories of people by

race, ethnicity, class, gender, and/or religion.

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a. Émile Durkheim b. Adam Smith c. Karl Marx d. Herbert Spencer

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Which of the following is the CORRECT order (from highest to third-highest) of the sources of illegal revenue of organized crime?

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A researcher is interested in studying the relationship between social class (upper, middle,

working, and lower) and a person's fear of losing their job in the next year (very afraid, a little bit, or not at all afraid). Which statistical method would be best for analyzing the relationship between subjective social class and the fear of unemployment? What will be an ideal response?

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A major criticism of the new politics of masculinity concerns its view of men as innocent victims of women and our society

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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