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The first of these effects is increased understanding between different cultures. When communities are forced to recognize and integrate each other, enigmas that fed xenophobia spawn interest or at least neutrality. In the extreme, intermarriage creates a considerable obstacle to racial persecutions and war based on religious beliefs. Mixed marriages...
Proponents of multiculturalism would oppose intermarriage on the grounds that it dilutes individual cultures by creating mixtures that assimilate the customs of both. This argument is hypocritical. The end purpose of multiculturalism is to promote understanding; its doctrine is to be accepting of all while protecting individual cultural identities. Why...
Foreign Cultures 52, "Society, Religion, and Politics in Iran" is one of several courses where enrollment drastically exceeded estimates, attracting 275 students instead of the expected 85.
They don't fool around in Foreign Cultures 62. After a lengthy and confusing lottery process, the head TF made the following statement in lecture: "I have the names of thirteen people here who registered for this class but didn't make the lottery. I'll have to ask you...
In a shorter speech, Kennedy said he was troubled that extreme thinking has become the focus of the debate over multiculturalism. He said scholars must realize that they can teach about both Western and non-Western cultures.