Explain the link between liberalism and multiculturalism:
-support for individual liberty and autonomy
- a distinction between the public and private divide; individuals can practice their own culture,religious or ethinic identities in the privacy of their home or family BUT the public realm should abide by a common national identity or shared citizenship E.g. Tony Blair " the right to be different, the duty to intergrate. This is what being British means" after the 2005 London bombing . also mention France and how evidence of religious identity is banned in schools or public instutitons
- a belief in tolerance and forebearance; however they are not morally neutral about tolerance, we should not tolerate the intolerant ( Deep diversity such as FGM and forced marriage)
-support for equal rights eg. New Race Relations Act 1976 , Human Rights Act 1998
-liberals are pluralists; the acceptance of different groups and cultures to co exist, it snitches society and makes it more dynamic