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Multiculturalism vs Multiculturalist - What's the difference?

multiculturalism | multiculturalist |

As nouns the difference between multiculturalism and multiculturalist

is that multiculturalism is the characteristics of a society, city etc which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence while multiculturalist is an advocate of multiculturalism.

As an adjective multiculturalist is

pertaining to or advocating multiculturalism.

multiculturalism

English

(wikipedia multiculturalism)

Noun

  • The characteristics of a society, city etc. which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence.
  • * 1991 , Barbara Ehrenreich, Time , 8 Apr 1991:
    • Something had to replace the threat of communism, and at last a workable substitute is at hand. "Multiculturalism ," as the new menace is known, has been denounced in the media recently as the new McCarthyism, the new fundamentalism, even the new totalitarianism -- take your choice.
  • * 2005 , David Davis MP, Daily Telegraph , 3 Aug 2005:
    • Britain has pursued a policy of multiculturalism - allowing people of different cultures to settle without expecting them to integrate into society.
  • * 2011 , "On a mat and a prayer", The Economist , 7 Apr 2011:
    • Earlier this year he said multiculturalism had “failed”, that immigrants needed to “melt” into French society, and that “we do not want ostentatious prayers in the street in France.”

    Related terms

    * multicultural * multiculturally * multicultured

    See also

    * cosmopolitan

    multiculturalist

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Pertaining to or advocating multiculturalism

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An advocate of multiculturalism
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 6, author=William Grimes, title=Colorblind Conclusions on Racism, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=He takes dead aim at racial opportunists, opponents of affirmative action, multiculturalists and the myriad rights organizations trying to hitch a ride on the successes of the black civil rights movement. }}