TY - BOOK AU - Barry,Brian M. TI - Culture and equality: an egalitarian critique of multiculturalism SN - 0745622283 U1 - 306 PY - 2001/// CY - Cambridge, U.K. PB - Polity Press KW - Assimilation (Sociology) KW - Equality KW - Multiculturalism N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -