Archive:multiculturalism

• When can a token not be a token?: Indirectly legitimizing status discrimination through language

  By MRazavi March 12, 2012

  In his book “Discourse and Social Change” (1992) Norman Fairclough writes, “Discourse practices contribute to reproducing society as it is—explaining what is going on as well as transforming it.” He r

  Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog Tags: American Dream, identity, immigrants, immigration, multiculturalism, social psychology, sociolinguistics

• Exploring Intercultural Identity: Four Voices: Oh, Diversity!

  By MRazavi October 7, 2011

  For this entry, I was greatly educated and inspired by the book "Multiculturalism & Intergroup Relations: Psychological implications for democracy in a global context" by Fathali M. Moghaddam. Americ

  Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog Tags: American Dream, assimilation, culture, ethnocentric bias, identity, identity construction, immigration, multiculturalism