Barry, Brian M. <br/><br/>
Culture and equality :  an egalitarian critique of multiculturalism / 
 Culture and equality 
Brian Barry. 
 - Cambridge, U.K. :  Polity Press,  2001 
 - xi, 399 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Preface. - Part I. - Multiculturalism and Treatment. 1. Introduction. 2. The Strategy of Privatization. 3. The Dynamics of Identity: Assimilation, Acculturation and Difference. - Part II. - Multiculturalism and Groups. 4. Theories of Group Rights. 5. Liberal States and IIliberal Religions. 6. The Public Stake in the Arts and Education. - Part III. - Multiculturalism, Universalism and Egalitarianism. 7. The abuse of 'Culture'. 8. The Politics of Multiculturalism. - Notes. - Index 
<br/><br/> In Culture and Equality, Barry suggests that theorists of multiculturalism tend to misdiagnose the problems of minority groups. Often, these are not rooted in culture, and multiculturalist policies may actually stand in the way of universalistic that would be genuinely beneficial. - Back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0745622283 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Assimilation (Sociology)<br/>Equality.<br/>Multiculturalism.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306  / BAR