Multiculturalism Flashcards
Le multiculturalisme
Multiculturalism
Diversité contre unité
Diversity vs unity
What is multiculturalism?
Policies aimed at recognizing and allowing members of distinct groups to preserve their different cultures or cultural identities. It is opposed to integration which implies to adopt the culture of the host country.
Une minorité ethnique
An ethnic minority
Les étudiants issus des minorités
Minority students
Un pays natal
A native country
Un pays d’accueil
A host country
Accueillir les immigrants
To welcome immigrants
The difference between the melting pot and the salad bowl
In the melting pot different cultures are going into one whereas in the salad bowl people of different cultures cohabit next to each other but don’t “melt”
Devise
Motto
Un nouvel arrivant
A newcomer
Un citoyen
A citizen
La citoyenneté
Citizenship
Les préjugés raciaux
Racial prejudice
Racial bias
La diversité culturelle
Cultural diversity
Une société multiraciale
A multiracial society
La culture dominante/majoritaire
mainstream culture
Prêter serment
To take the oath
Jurer allégeance
To bear allegiance
Accomplir mes devoirs de citoyen canadien
To fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen
Être assimilé dans uns société
To assimilate into a society
S’intégrer dans une société
To become integrated into a society
L’intégration
Integration
L’insertion sociale
Social integration
Se mêler aux autres
To mix with other people
To mingle with other people
Fréquenter ses voisins
To socialize with one’s neighbours
Vivre en paix avec d’autres communautés
To live peaceably with other communities
Cohabiter avec quelqu’un
To cohabit with somebody
Coexister avec quelqu’un
To coexist with somebody
Coexistence pacifique
Peaceful coexistence
État de droit
Rule of law
What is integration? (Tony Blair)
Integration is not about lifestyle or culture, it’s about values, not what defines us as people but as citizens.
L’incompréhension
Incomprehension
Lack of understanding
La barrière de la langue
The language barrier
Méfiance
Mistrust
Distrust
Ils ne se mêlent pas aux autres
They keep themselves to themselves
Etre coupé du reste de la société
To be cut off from the rest of society
Rejeter les valeurs occidentales
To reject Western values
Le rejet des normes culturelles occidentales
The rejection of Western cultural standards