What Is Multiculturalism?

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On today’s episode, we will discuss some ways different countries try to deal with immigrants. Some countries try to exclude immigrants from society, while others try to assimilate them. But could Multiculturalism be a better alternative?

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VOCABULARY LIST

Society (n) - the people who live in a particular country or area and their way of life and customs:

We live in a multicultural society

Desirable (adj) - worth having and wanted by most people

Medicine is regarded as a highly desirable career

Immigrant (n) - a person who has come to a different country in order to live there permanently

The USA has a large immigrant population

exclusionary (adj) - causing someone or something not to be allowed to take part in an activity or to enter a place:

The police set up an exclusionary zone around the crime scene

assimilation (n) - causing, or making, someone become part of a group, country, society etc

The assimilation of immigrants into American culture has been a constant feature of US history.

multicultural (adj) - relating to or including people from different cultures:

This company has a multicultural workforce

To Regulate (v) - to control something, especially by making it work in a particular way:

You can regulate the temperature in the house by adjusting the thermostat.

Discrimination (n) - treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, sex, sexuality, etc

The law has done little to prevent racial discrimination and inequality

Identity (n) - who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that make them different from others:

I think my job gives me a sense of identity

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