Multicutluralism vs. Assimilation
• Multiculturalism is the view of cultural diversity in a country as something good and desirable.
• This is opposed to assimilation, which expects subordinate groups to take on the culture of the dominate group while abandoning their own.
• Basic aspects of multiculturalism at the government level are the official espousal of some degree of cultural relativism along with the promotion of distinct ethnic practices.