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100			_aBarry, Brian M. _d1936-2009.
245			_aCulture & Equality : An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism / _cBrian M. Barry.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aCambridge, MA : _bPolity Press, _c2002.
300			_axix, 394 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes notes and index.
505			_a"All major western countries today contain groups that differ in their religious beliefs, customary practices or ideas about the right way in which to live. How should public policy respond to this diversity? In this important new work, Brian Barry challenges the currently orthodox answer and develops a powerful restatement of an egalitarian liberalism for the twenty-first century.
505			_aUntil recently it was assumed without much question that cultural diversity could best be accommodated by leaving cultural minorities free to associate in pursuit of their distinctive ends within the limits imposed by a common framework of laws. This solution is rejected by an influential school of political theorists, among whom some of the best known are William Galston, Will Kymlicka, Bhikhu Parekh, Charles Taylor and Iris Marion Young. According to them, this 'difference-blind' conception of liberal equality fails to deliver either liberty or equal treatment. In its place, they propose that the state should 'recognize' group identities, by granting groups exemptions from certain laws, publicly 'affirming' their value, and by providing them with special privileges or subsidies.
505			_aIn Culture and Equality, Barry offers an incisive critique of these arguments and suggests that theorists of multiculturism tend to misdiagnose the problems of minority groups. Often, these are not rooted in culture, and multiculturalist policies may actually stand in the way of universalistic measures that would be genuinely beneficial." (Publisher's Website)
505			_aCONTENTS:
505			_aPreface
505			_aPart I: Multiculturalism and Equal Treatment
505			_aChapter 1: Introduction _t1. Losing Our Way _t2. The Flight from Enlightenment _t3. A Brief Overview
505			_aChapter 2: The Strategy of Privatization _t1. Cultural Diversity _t2. Privatization and Pluralism _t3. Equal Treatment _t4. The Rule-and-Exemption Approach _t5. A Pragmatic Case for Exemptions _t6. Culture and Job Discrimination
505			_aChapter 3: The Dynamics of Identity: Assimilation, Acculturation and Difference _t1. Vive la Difference? _t2. Liberalism and the 'Ideal of Assimilation' _t3. Assimilation: Good, Bad or Indifferent? _t4. Varieties of National Identity _t5. National Identity in Practice _t6. The Dodo's Dictum _t7. The 'Myth of Merit' _t8. Language and Opportunity
505			_aPart II: Multiculturalism and Groups
505			_aChapter 4: Theories of Group Rights _t1. The Concept of a Group Right _t2. Liberalism and Autonomy _t3. Liberalism and Diversity _t4. Cultural Relativism and Toleration _t5. Outline of a Theory of Group Rights
505			_aChapter 5: Liberal States and Illiberal Religions _t1. The Claims of Free Association _t2. An Alternative Approach _t3. The Limits of Toleration _t4. In Defense of 'Asymmetry' _t5. The Amish and the State _t6. Are Amish Communities Voluntary Associations?
505			_aChapter 6: The Public Stake in the Arts and Education _t1. The Limits of Laissez-Faire _t2. Can Liberalism Cope with Children? _t3. The Locus of Decision-Making _t4. Functional Education _t5. Education for Living _t6. Societal Interests in Education _t7. Multicultural Education _t8. Parental Rights in Education
505			_aPart III: Multiculturalism, Universalism and Egalitarianism
505			_aChapter 7: The Abuse of 'Culture' _t1. 'It's a Part of My Culture' _t2. Up the Creek in the Black Canoe _t3. The Equal Value of Cultures _t4. Does Equal Treatment Require Equal Value? _t5. The Limits of Conventionalism _t6. The Limits of Universalism
505			_aChapter 8: The Politics of Multiculturalism _t1. The Curious Political Success of Multiculturalism _t2. Multiculturalism versus Democracy _t3. If Multiculturalism Is the Answer, What Was the Question? _t4. Culture versus Equality
505			_aNotes
505			_aIndex
520	3		_a"All major western countries today contain groups that differ in their religious beliefs, customary practices or ideas about the right way in which to live. How should public policy respond to this diversity? In this important new work, Brian Barry challenges the currently orthodox answer and develops a powerful restatement of an egalitarian liberalism for the twenty-first century. Until recently it was assumed without much question that cultural diversity could best be accommodated by leaving cultural minorities free to associate in pursuit of their distinctive ends within the limits imposed by a common framework of laws. This solution is rejected by an influential school of political theorists, among whom some of the best known are William Galston, Will Kymlicka, Bhikhu Parekh, Charles Taylor and Iris Marion Young. According to them, this 'difference-blind' conception of liberal equality fails to deliver either liberty or equal treatment. In its place, they propose that the state should 'recognize' group identities, by granting groups exemptions from certain laws, publicly 'affirming' their value, and by providing them with special privileges or subsidies. In Culture and Equality, Barry offers an incisive critique of these arguments and suggests that theorists of multiculturism tend to misdiagnose the problems of minority groups. Often, these are not rooted in culture, and multiculturalist policies may actually stand in the way of universalistic measures that would be genuinely beneficial." (Publisher's Website)
520	2		_aCONTENTS: Preface Part I Multiculturalism and Equal Treatment Chapter 1 Introduction 1. Losing Our Way 2. The Flight from Enlightenment 3. A Brief Overview Chapter 2 The Strategy of Privatization 1. Cultural Diversity 2. Privatization and Pluralism 3. Equal Treatment 4. The Rule-and-Exemption Approach 5. A Pragmatic Case for Exemptions 6. Culture and Job Discrimination Chapter 3 The Dynamics of Identity: Assimilation, Acculturation and Difference 1. Vive la Difference? 2. Liberalism and the 'Ideal of Assimilation' 3. Assimilation: Good, Bad or Indifferent? 4. Varieties of National Identity 5. National Identity in Practice 6. The Dodo's Dictum 7. The 'Myth of Merit' 8. Language and Opportunity Part II Multiculturalism and Groups Chapter 4 Theories of Group Rights 1. The Concept of a Group Right 2. Liberalism and Autonomy 3. Liberalism and Diversity 4. Cultural Relativism and Toleration 5. Outline of a Theory of Group Rights Chapter 5 Liberal States and Illiberal Religions 1. The Claims of Free Association 2. An Alternative Approach 3. The Limits of Toleration 4. In Defense of 'Asymmetry' 5. The Amish and the State 6. Are Amish Communities Voluntary Associations? Chapter 6 The Public Stake in the Arts and Education 1. The Limits of Laissez-Faire 2. Can Liberalism Cope with Children? 3. The Locus of Decision-Making 4. Functional Education 5. Education for Living 6. Societal Interests in Education 7. Multicultural Education 8. Parental Rights in Education Part III Multiculturalism, Universalism and Egalitarianism Chapter 7 The Abuse of 'Culture' 1. 'It's a Part of My Culture' 2. Up the Creek in the Black Canoe 3. The Equal Value of Cultures 4. Does Equal Treatment Require Equal Value? 5. The Limits of Conventionalism 6. The Limits of Universalism Chapter 8 The Politics of Multiculturalism 1. The Curious Political Success of Multiculturalism 2. Multiculturalism versus Democracy 3. If Multiculturalism Is the Answer, What Was the Question? 4. Culture versus Equality Notes Index
650			_aMulticulturalism.
650			_aEquality.
650			_aAssimilation (Sociology).
856			_uhttps://www.wiley.com/en-ca/Culture+and+Equality%3A+An+Egalitarian+Critique+of+Multiculturalism-p-9780745622286 _zPublisher's Website.
856			_uhttps://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1lm0b9c/alma991000600489705161 _zCheck the UO Library catalog.
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