A 500 word blog post on lecture content on multiculturalism topic as part of the 'Psychology & Culture Global Issues & International Perspectives' module.
The blog post discusses the topic of multiculturalism and looks at current events applying the thought process of this idea to such.
With multiculturalism models have been put forward to solve issues with intercultural relations. One
of the main researchers behind such is Berry, who is behind most of the main models used when
looking into intercultural models.
These models are used to demonstrate and suggest ways in which different cultures can come
together and live within a larger culture as a whole or for how a minority culture can live within a
majority culture. One of these models shows the strategies used by the minority and majority
culture. This puts the maintenance of the cultural heritage and the sought after relationships among
groups at the centre showing to what can happen is one of these is either in abundance or a lack of,
showing separation and exclusion at the bottom ends and integration and melting pot at the top.
Multiculturalism aims for the integration segment as it wants all cultures to be among to have
relations among another while being a part of a larger culture, avoiding an entire melting pot as that
can lead to a loss of cultural heritage.
Applying this is the real world, the UK is seen as a diverse place containing many different cultures
within it. As of the most recent publishing of the UK census since 2011-2021 there has been an
increase across the board in other ethnic groups that don't identify as white British while there has
been a decrease in people who identify as white British. Looking at individual cities in the data one of
the most diverse cities is Leicester having a mix of many different cultures with only an estimated
population of 35.5% white British population in the city centre area and a very large population of
those of an Indian or Pakistani background. So, looking at multiculturalism working cities like this are
a good case study to assess models and strategies or come to conclusions about the success of
integration within groups.
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