what is multiculturalism july what is multiculturalism definition the doctrine that several different cultures rather than one national culture can coexist peacefully and equitably in a single country therefore these types of societies can also be described as plural societies cultures then what does these types of societies have to do to ensure that all ethnic cultural groups get along well without strife hatred partisanship or stereotyping if the concept of multiculturalism is truly going to work for the benefit of the entire commonweal then the national policies must ensure there is equity in economic opportunities job opportunities educational opportunities and the acquisition open to all political affiliation and association allowed to all freedom of the press tv internet radio and other media to all and judicial representation or habeas corpus for all who need or seek it all are supposedly equal except others in some societies if you are not a member of the major ethnic or racial group then you are socially politically and sometimes considered a second class citizen this is overtly and covertly enforced via educational quotas regional developmental quotas in funding programs that cater to those second class citizens and are treated socially as inferiors in the eu and most of the other european countries currently there is a growing trend to see all immigrants especially immigrants of color arabs muslims as a threat to the stability of those countries some states within the union have already legislated against these immigrants specifying that they wear certain attire in public places or state owned institutions and seek to integrate into the mainstream culture in order to be accepted right wing fanaticism this idea promulgated by the above groups that whites caucasians are the only ones who are qualified to occupy europe is gaining momentum and that all foreigners to the european hemisphere are not welcomed to reside therein without the expressed permission of the state concerned exceptions are those on holiday diplomats and other technocrats that are allowed to reside therein and marriage between europeans and non europeans must not be allowed or permitted derryck griffith