Dealing With Cultural Diversity

Abstract

The present research was conducted among ethnic minority and majority youth in the Netherlands, examining the endorsement of four models for dealing with multiculturalism: mosaic, melting pot, assimilation, and segregation. Results showed that, compared to the majority group, minorities were more in favor of the mosaic model and less in favor of assimilation. Furthermore, endorsement of the models was related to beliefs about equality, national cohesion and group identification. Among both groups, the former measure was positively related to endorsement of the mosaic and melting-pot models, and negatively to the assimilation and segregation models. The importance of national cohesion was positively related to assimilation and negatively to the mosaic model, but more strongly among the majority group. In addition, for the minority group, group identification was positively related to the mosaic model and negatively to assimilation. For the majority group, these associations were, respectively, negatively and positively related.

Is multiculturalism bad for African Americans? Redefining inclusion through the lens of identity safety.

“…First, multiculturalism appeals more to minority group members, such as African Americans, than to majority group members, such as White Americans (Lambert & Taylor, 1988). Indeed, minority group members prefer multiculturalist ideologies over assimilationist ideologies, such as color blindness (Brug & Verkuyten, 2007;Ryan, Hunt, Weible, Peterson, & Casas, 2007;Verkuyten, 2005). Second, opposition to multicultural ideologies is typically limited to Whites (Haidt, Rosenberg, & Hom, 2003;James, Brief, Dietz, & Cohen, 2001).…”

Multiculturalism, Culture Mixing, and Prejudice: Effects of Priming Chinese Diversity Models Among Hong Kong University Students

“…Among minorities, multiculturalism endorsement or exposure is also associated with positive attitudes toward the self and one's ingroup. For example, endorsement of multiculturalism was associated with stronger ingroup identification and more positive evaluations of the ingroup (Verkuyten, 2005;Brug and Verkuyten, 2007), and higher self-esteem for high ethnic-group identifiers (Verkuyten, 2009). Experimental studies also found that exposure to multicultural depictions of society was associated with more positive self-and ingroup-evaluations, especially when compared with assimilation framing (Verkuyten, 2005(Verkuyten, , 2009.…”

“…Research, especially in European contexts, has found that minorities, more than majority group members, tend to appreciate multicultural ideologies of society. For example, Brug and Verkuyten (2007) examined how minorities in the Netherlands viewed four types of societal models of intercultural contact: mosaic (or multiculturalism; maintaining cultural differences but working and living together), assimilation (minority groups abandon their own cultures to become part of the majority culture), melting-pot (cultural fusion between both majority and minority cultures), and segregation (groups stay apart from one another). Consistent with previous findings by Verkuyten (2005), Turkish minority group members endorsed multiculturalism, while eschewing both assimilation and separation.…”

Diversity among Bi-ethnic students and differences in educational outcomes and social functioning

“…Diversity among Bi-ethnic students and differences in… 755 Stevens and Vollebergh 2008) and citizenship competences (Verkuyten and Martinovic 2006;Brug and Verkuyten 2007;Torney-Purta et al 2007;Zaff et al 2008;Geijsel et al 2012). Differences in cognitive outcomes between ethnic groups are usually explained by educational aspirations and expectations (Stevens et al 2011).…”