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Multiculturalism

Berlin, Taylor and value pluralism

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Recall questions on positive discrimination, group differentiated rights and universalism, Berlin’s value pluralism and why he held it needs a liberal society, and Taylor’s politics of recognition and difference.

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Define value pluralism.

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What is positive discrimination?

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Define universalism in the context of political thought.

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  1. 1

    What is positive discrimination?

    Model answer

    Policies that favour members of disadvantaged groups who suffer from discrimination within a culture or society.

  2. 2

    Define value pluralism.

    Model answer

    The belief that there are multiple, equally valid moral values that may conflict with one another and cannot be ranked hierarchically.

  3. 3

    What are group differentiated rights?

    Model answer

    Rights granted to specific cultural or minority groups rather than to individuals, recognising that different groups may require different rights to achieve equality.

  4. 4

    How do group differentiated rights differ from individual rights?

    Model answer

    Group differentiated rights are granted to specific cultural or minority groups rather than to individuals, recognising that different groups may need different rights to achieve equality.

  5. 5

    Define universalism in the context of political thought.

    Model answer

    The belief that certain values, rights and moral principles apply to all human beings regardless of cultural, racial, religious or national differences.

  6. 6

    Which multiculturalist thinker developed the concept of value pluralism?

    Model answer

    Isaiah Berlin (1909–97).

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