2.7 - Opposition Parties

Question 1

What are the extents of integration in the cultural continuum?

Answer 1

• melting pot/hybridism
• pluralism
• citizenship testing
• assimilation
• internet censorship
• religious intolerance
• closed door to migration

Question 2

Why may tension within a community be inevitable?

Answer 2

• younger members of community are likely to be exposed to new ideas
• may create tension with elders
• Political clash due to differences in ideology eg. NK elite reject cultural norms of democratic west

Question 3

Why might tension not be inevitable in a community?

Answer 3

• some communities make an attempt to preserve culture and push against external influences. Eg. Hasidic Jews in Stamford Hill, Bangladeshi diaspora in London
• can result in hybrid cultural communities where host values and native values are treated equally