Exploring Immigration, Multiculturalism, and Identity in Australia

This essay delves into the evolving dynamics of multiculturalism in Australia, primarily influenced by immigration. It explores how Australians adapt to the influx of people from diverse cultural backgrounds, particularly Asian countries, and reflects on the author's personal experiences with individuals from different cultures. The essay examines the concept of Australian identity in the context of increased immigration and reviews research on acculturation, emphasizing the delicate balance needed for functional multiculturalism. It also highlights the challenges in fostering intergroup relations due to prejudices, advocating for open-mindedness to promote sustainable multiculturalism. Desklib provides access to similar essays and study resources for students.

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Brock Bastian attempts a discussion on the changes that are faced by the Australians in
terms of the multiculturalism that exists within the country. The author further discusses the
adaptation techniques that are implemented by the Australians in order to deal with the
immigration of the residents of Asian countries into the territorial boundaries of Australia
(Bastian 2012). The author reflects on the childhood memories that he has of the interaction with
the people from differing cultural backgrounds. The author states that the Australians have
evolved a lot in terms of the acceptance of the people who tend to arrive or settle down within
the Australian territories but are not natives of the country. The author presents the definition of
the identity as well as reflects on the identity of the Australian people (Bastian 2012). The
second major factor that the Author uses is the reviewing of the research material on the process
of acculturalization as well as the immigration. The author further discusses the very subtle area
of balance that is essential for the development of the multiculturalism that would be functional
and would help the incorporation of the people from the other cultural backgrounds into the
Australian backgrounds. The author is further observed to look into the similarities and the
distinctions that are maintained within the Australians and the immigrants into the Australian
markets.
The immigration within the Australian territories is being observed since the colonization
of the country by the fair-skinned people in the early days. The author opines that the cultural
factors that are maintained within the Australian territorial boundaries tend to be a merger of the
cultural factors that are maintained by the people residing within the given area. The author
states that the Australian territories have faced a high amount of immigration in the past years
which has led to the major focus on the issues that are presented due to the highlighting of the
differences among the people from varied cultural backgrounds (Bastian 2012). The majority of

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the issues that have been highlighted generally talk about the inability of the concerned citizens
to look forward to the development of the intergroup relations. The author opines that the major
hindrance to the development of the intergroup relations is the prejudiced mindset of the certain
section of the society. The author opines that the people concerned should be advised to let go of
the baseless prejudices that tend to cloud their judgments in order to bring forth a sustainability
in the multiculturalism.

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References
Bastian, B., 2012. Immigration, multiculturalism and the changing face of Australia. In Peace
psychology in Australia(pp. 55-70). Springer, Boston, MA.