Problematizing multiculturalism
Respect, tolerance and the limits to tolerance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12116016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wuokko Knocke (National Institute of Economic Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 127-136 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0803-8740 • E-ISSN: 1502-394X |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08038740.1997.9959716 |
| OpenAlex | W2054452020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The complexities of multiculturalism are discussed and it is argued that multiculturalism has to be critically defined and scrutinized in terms of respect, tolerance and the limits to tolerance. While avoiding the pitfalls of “Eurocentrism”, it is nonetheless important to recognize that there exist culturally or religiously defined beliefs, customs and practices that run counter to the basic values of society, to gender equality, and which violate women's human rights. The discussion focuses on possible conflict areas pertaining to marriage and family life, tradition‐based unequal authority systems between women and men and violence against women. The aim is to identify areas where conflicts may arise between, on the one hand, respect for women's human rights and, on the other, respect for the cultural identity of immigrant groups. The paper also suggests ways of addressing and handling this type of conflict
Aesthetics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Eurocentrism · Human rights · Identity (music · Immigration · Law and economics · Multiculturalism · Political science · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Religious Freedom and Discrimination · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2021 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |