Bauböck, Rainer, <br/><br/>
The challenge of diversity :  integration and pluralism in societies of immigration / 
Rainer Bauböck, Agnes Heller, Aristide R. Zolberg (eds.). 
 - 278 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - Public policy and social welfare ;  v. 21 .
 - Public policy and social welfare ;  v. 21. .
<br/><br/> "European Centre Vienna."--T.p. verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Acknowledgements --  Introduction --  Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives --  The Many Faces of Multiculturalism --  Immigration and Multiculturalism in the Industrial Democracies --  Social and Cultural Integration in a Civil Society --  Multiculturalism in Sociological Perspective --  Immigrant Minorities and National Policies --  Muslim Minorities in Liberal Democracies: The Politics of Misrecognition --  Immigration, Minorities Policy and Multiculturalism in Dutch Society since 1960 --  Equality, Freedom of Choice and Partnership: Multicultural Policy in Sweden --  Immigration, Integration, and the Welfare State: Germany and the USA in a Comparative Perspective --  Models of Multicultural Education. The Dynamics of Pluralistic Integration and Social Accommodation --  List of Contributors.  Ch. 1.  Pt. I.  Ch. 2.  Ch. 3.  Ch. 4.  Ch. 5.  Pt. II.  Ch. 6.  Ch. 7.  Ch. 8.  Ch. 9.  Ch. 10. 
<br/><br/> Immigration from diverse origins has not only changed the social composition of highly industrialized societies. It has also profoundly affected their cultural identities. Nations originating from immigration, such as the USA, Australia or Israel, have reluctantly abandoned the vision of a melting pot wherein all ethnic origins would be transformed into a homogeneous national identity. But will common citizenship be sufficient to integrate an ethnic mosaic? Many European societies have traditionally identified the political nation with specific ethnic traditions. How much cultural adaptation can they expect from immigrants and how open are their national cultures for accommodating the immigrant experience? Ten authors address these questions. There is a common denominator: Cultural diversity resulting from immigration is neither seen as inherently desirable nor as a problem to be overcome, but rather as a challenge to which liberal democracies have not yet responded adequately. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1859724019 9781859724019 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Immigrants--Social conditions<br/>Multiculturalism<br/>Social integration<br/>Immigrants
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JV6225  / .C53 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.82