Diversity and Distrust: Civic Education in a Multicultural Democracy

by Stephen Macedo

Book Overview

What should the aims of education policy be in the United States and other culturally diverse democracies? Should the foremost aim be to allow the flourishing of social and religious diversity? Or is it more important to foster shared political values and civic virtues?

Stephen Macedo believes that diversity should usually, but not always, be highly valued. We must remember, he insists, that many forms of social and religious diversity are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674011236
• ISBN13: 9780674011236
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"