A01=Unni Wikan
Author_Unni Wikan
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Product details
- ISBN 9780226896847
- Weight: 567g
- Dimensions: 16 x 23mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2001
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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All over Western Europe, the lot of many non-Western immigrants is one of marginalization, discrimination, and increasing segregation. In this book, the author shows how an excessive respect for "their culture" has been part of the problem. Culture has become a new concept of race, sustaining ethnic identity politics that subvert human rights - especially for women and children. Fearful of being considered racist, state agencies have sacrificed freedom and equality in the name of culture. Comparing her native Norway to Western Europe and the United States, Unni Wilkan focuses on people caught in turmoil, how institutions function, and the ways in which public opinion is shaped and state polices determined. Contradictions arise between policies of respect for minority cultures, welfare, and freedom, but the goal is the same: to create a society committed to both social justice and respect for human rights.
