Equality in a multicultural society

Bibliographic Data

ID4525599
AuthorsBhikhu Parekh (University of Hull, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume2
Issue3
Pages397-411
Publication date1998-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueCitizenship Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13621029808420691
OpenAlexW2042874287
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited2

Much of the traditional discussion of equality deals with that between individuals and is predicated on the assumption of a culturally homogenous society. It is therefore of limited help in dealing with intercultural equality or with equality between individuals belonging to different cultures. Equality requires equal treatment of those who are equal in relevant respects. What respects are relevant, what responses they deserve, and what constitutes equal treatment cannot be determined in transcultural or culturally neutral terms. This is equally true of such other ideas as equal opportunity, equality before the law, and equal liberty. They all require cultural translation and a sensitive search for cultural equivalence. The author discusses these and related issues by analysing concrete cases and drawing out their theoretical implications

Citizenship · Epistemology · Equivalence (formal languages) · Law and economics · Multiculturalism · Political science · Politics · Pure mathematics · Social equality · Sociology · Law · Mathematics · Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics · Religious Freedom and Discrimination

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