Culture Wars | Multiculturalism Should Be Promoted

The authors of the following two-part viewpoint discuss the benefits and challenges of multiculturalism, a value system that cultivates respect for people from diverse racial, social, and cultural backgrounds. In Part I, the editors of Rethinking Schools define multiculturalism as part of the larger struggle against oppression based on ethnicity, gender, class, sexual orientation, and physical ability. Multicultural educators, they argue, actively confront discrimination and seek ways to foster economic and social justice. In Part II, James A. Banks contends that multicultural...

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