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"Identity and Cultural Diversity examines immigration and its effect on diversity from a social psychological perspective. Immigration increases cultural diversity and raises difficult questions of belonging, adaptation, and the unity of societies: questions of identity may be felt by people st...
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Identity and Cultural Diversity examines immigration and its effect on diversity from a social psychological perspective. Immigration increases cultural diversity and raises difficult questions of belonging, adaptation, and the unity of societies: questions of identity may be felt by people struggling with the basic problem of who they are and where they fit in, and although cultural diversity can enrich communities and societies it also sometimes leads to a new tribalism, which threatens democracy and social cohesion ... |
| Carrier Form: | 280 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-269) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781848721203 (hardback) : 184872120X (hardback) 9781848721210 (paperback) 1848721218 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | HM1271 |
| CLC: | D523.8 |
| Call Number: | D523.8/V519 |
| Contents: | The quest for identity and solidarity -- A jellyfish on the beach: about identity -- Ethnic discrimination and social validation -- Identity development and duality -- Blue and brown eyes -- Multicultural recognition -- A shared sense of 'we' -- Conclusion: a way forward. |