Multicultural particularism is the belief that a common culture for all people is either undesirable or impossible.[1] In discussions of multiculturalism, historian and educator Diane Ravitch draws a distinction between what she terms "pluralistic" and "particularistic" varieties and suggests that other writers often blur or ignore this distinction.[2]

In a long essay about multiculturalism in American education, Ravitch praises the inclusiveness of multicultural pluralism while decrying what she sees as multiple flaws and failures of multicultural particularism.[2]

References

  1. ^ Asham bin Ahmad (August 22, 2006). "Debunking Multiculturalism". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Multiculturalism: E Pluribus Plures". The Key Reporter. 56 (3): 337–354. 1990. Archived from the original on 25 September 2002. Reprinted by Houghton-Mifflin.


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