Multiculturalism: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Challenges

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Introduction

MULTICULTURALISM 2
Primarily, multiculturalism implies a situation where all cultures are embraced equally.
Multiculturism has various strengths,weaknesses opportunities and challenges. Overall,
multiculturism has its limitations.
Strengths
In the Canadian context, multiculturism has promoted national identity. This is evidenced by
the fact that all the different cultures in Canada are allowed to speak and practice their native
customs and use their own language. Also, multiculturalism has created tolerance among
different Canadian cultures (Ng & Bloemard, 2015). The fact that every culture is allowed to
speak using own language is an example of cultural tolerance. Also, the passing of the Canadian
Charter of rights and freedoms and the Canadian Multiculturism Act is proof of the country’s
commitment to cultural tolerance.
Weaknesses
Despite the success of multiculturalism, it has led to the eradication of traditional cultures
in an effort to form a national identity (Silverman 2014). Due to the disparity in language,
customs, practices, resources, beliefs, there are no equal opportunities for all. For instance, the
aboriginal population in Canada doesn’t have equal access and opportunities like other
Canadians. Through multiculturism, some traditional ways might be abandoned to create
uniform cultural identity thus eradication tradition. Whereas multiculturism presents a position
of equal treatment for all, minority cultures do not enjoy equal access to education, employment,