Multiculturalism Reassessed

Hjerm, Mikael

doi:10.1080/713658797

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“…Moreover, those who support multiculturalism endorse the entitlement of ethnic minorities to equal rights at least in principle. This finding contrasts with results of previous research in European countries, where those who have a strong ethno-national identity are eager to reject the idea that ethnic minorities should maintain their cultures (Arends-Tó th and Van De Vijver 2003;Hjerm 2000;Verkuyten and Brug 2004). This difference in the results is based on the ethnic view of a nation in Japan.…”

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“…Public-opinion research has proved this assumption. Those who have weaker ethno-national identity are more likely to endorse multiculturalism (Arends-Tó th and van de Vijver 2003;Hjerm 2000;Sniderman and Hagendoorn 2007;Verkuyten 2006;Verkuyten and Brug 2004). This outlook can be explained by group threat theory, which assumes that ethnic exclusionism arises when ethnic majority members feel their privileged status is undermined by the subordinate group*ethnic minorities (Blumer 1958).…”

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Support of Multiculturalism, But For Whom? Effects of Ethno-National Identity on the Endorsement of Multiculturalism in Japan

Nagayoshi

2011

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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This study examines whether support for multiculturalism is compatible with an ethnonational identity in Japan. Multiculturalism discourses have centred on the issue of how to treat cultural diversity within a society. In Japan, the concept of multiculturalism has become popular over the past decade. However, some researchers think that the Japanese maintain their privileged position by essentialising cultural differences in the name of multiculturalism. My study therefore investigates the relationship between ethnonational identity, the endorsement of multiculturalism and supportive attitudes toward the equal rights of ethnic minorities by employing Japanese data from an international public-opinion survey. It was found that ethno-national identity has positive effects on the endorsement of multiculturalism, while having negative effects on the endorsement of equal rights between ethnic majorities and ethnic minorities. This means that the Japanese do not regard multiculturalism as antithetical to the maintenance of ethnic homogeneity within a 'nation'; rather, the endorsement of multiculturalism stems from belief in the uniqueness of 'Japaneseness'. The theoretical and political implications of this study's results are discussed.

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Support of Multiculturalism, But For Whom? Effects of Ethno-National Identity on the Endorsement of Multiculturalism in Japan

Nagayoshi

2011

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…In most such studies, preferences for integration are expressed over the other three strategies (Berry, 2006). Integrative strategies seem to be preferred at a societal level (Hjerm, 2000), but there are subtleties (Arends-Toth & van de Vijver, 2003), and exceptions have been found in indigenous groups and in some cases in lower socioeconomic immigrant groups in some settings, for example Turks in Canada (Ataca & Berry, 2002). This raises the question as to why preference for integration in this cohort would not be associated with the best outcomes given that most studies in the acculturation literature have produced results pointing in this direction.…”

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Pacific Islands Families Study: The Association of Infant Health Risk Indicators and Acculturation of Pacific Island Mothers Living in New Zealand

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Schluter

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Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

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The Pacific Islands Families study follows a cohort of 1,398 Pacific infants born in Auckland, New Zealand. This article examines associations between maternal acculturation, measured by an abbreviated version of the General Ethnicity Questionnaire, and selected infant and maternal health risk indicators. Findings reveal that those with strong alignment to Pacific culture had significantly better infant and maternal risk factor outcomes than those with weak cultural alignment. In terms of Berry’s classical acculturation model, separators had the best infant and maternal outcomes; integrators had reasonable infant and maternal outcomes, while assimilators and marginalisors appeared to have the poorest infant and maternal outcomes. These findings suggest that retaining strong cultural links for Pacific immigrants is likely to have positive health benefits.

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“…7 7 A 1993 Canadian public opinion poll found that almost 75 per‐cent of respondents rejected the idea that Canada is a ‘multicultural nation’ (Barry 2001: 293). For similar responses in other countries, see Betts (1996: 13) and Hjerm (2000: 366). …”

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The retreat of multiculturalism in the liberal state: theory and policy¹

Joppke

2004

British Journal of Sociology

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This article discusses a recent retreat of multiculturalism in the liberal state. This retreat has occurred both at the level of theory and policy. With the help of some recent liberal critiques of multiculturalism, the first part maps out some shortcomings of the notion of minority integration through cultural recognition, particularly with respect to immigrants. The second part discusses a retreat from multiculturalism policies in three states that had been prominently committed to them: Australia, the Netherlands, and Britain. This practical retreat of multiculturalism is due to a variety of factors, their importance differing across cases: the chronic lack of public support for multiculturalism policies; inherent deficits and failures of multiculturalism policies, especially in socio-economic respect; and a new assertiveness of the liberal state to impose liberal principles.

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Multiculturalism Reassessed

Cited by 10 publications

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Support of Multiculturalism, But For Whom? Effects of Ethno-National Identity on the Endorsement of Multiculturalism in Japan

Support of Multiculturalism, But For Whom? Effects of Ethno-National Identity on the Endorsement of Multiculturalism in Japan

Pacific Islands Families Study: The Association of Infant Health Risk Indicators and Acculturation of Pacific Island Mothers Living in New Zealand

The retreat of multiculturalism in the liberal state: theory and policy¹

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Support of Multiculturalism, But For Whom? Effects of Ethno-National Identity on the Endorsement of Multiculturalism in Japan

Support of Multiculturalism, But For Whom? Effects of Ethno-National Identity on the Endorsement of Multiculturalism in Japan

Pacific Islands Families Study: The Association of Infant Health Risk Indicators and Acculturation of Pacific Island Mothers Living in New Zealand

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