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ERIC Number: EJ464739
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Multiculturalism and Cultural Relativism after the Commemoration.
Breitborde, Lawrence B.
Social Education, v57 n3 p104-08 Mar 1993
Discussed multiculturalism and culturalism in light of the 1992 quincentennial of the Columbian voyages. Argues that historical accuracy and multiculturalism are not incompatible. Concludes that cultural relativism is necessary to prepare students to live in contemporary U.S. society. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Indians, Anthropology, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, History, History Instruction, Indigenous Populations, Multicultural Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Columbus (Christopher); Columbus Day; Columbus Quincentenary; Cultural Relativism