A museum is developing a new permanent gallery titled “From Assimilation to Multicultural Australia”. The curatorial team plans to display three items side-by-side:
A stakeholder group objects, arguing that the gallery “rewrites history” by implying multiculturalism was inevitable and universally welcomed, and that contemporary multiculturalism is “just about food and festivals”. The museum asks you to provide advice that is historically accurate and sociologically defensible.
a. Distinguish between assimilation and the contemporary concept of multiculturalism in Australia by referring to two differences that are directly relevant to the museum’s planned items.
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In this unit, students explore expressions of culture and ethnicity within Australian society in two different contexts – Australian Indigenous cultures, and ethnicity in relation to migrant groups. Students critically examine the historical suppression and increasing public awareness of Australian Indigenous cultures, and investigate ethnicity as a key sociological category, considering how ethnic identities are formed, experienced, and shaped by various forces.
Students examine the sociological concepts of race and ethnicity, the process of othering, and the theory of cultural hybridity. They investigate Australia’s ethnic diversity, multiculturalism, factors influencing belonging and inclusion, and the ethical implications of research into ethnic groups, including a case study of a specific ethnic group.
the historical context and contemporary concept of multiculturalism
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