MULTICULTURALISM ADVANTAGES . the cultures that appear in our country; .

people learn to live in a community, without inequalities among the different races. . provides a basis for racial and cultural pride by teaching people to have an appreciation for their own culture. . each culture should be able to find positives in its cultural origins and self-pride in the differences between people . to teach citizens of a democratic society to value diversity and differences, helping to integrate diverse cultures into the larger society without cutting them off their past DISADVANTAGES .various countries still do not accept multiculturalism, leading then sometimes to racism . it diminishes the country as its culture is diluted . The countries may also change for tourists e.g. traditional dances will be performed to tourists and edited to suit tourists, losing the dances purity and original meaning. . Believing in certain values and traditions when you are in a country which has the opposite ideals, can sometimes cause conflict. . Multiculturalism can divide a society. Without assimilation, there is no common thread in a society. . If the population is divided and more aligned to their culture than their country, it would become impossible to fight wars, work together in disasters and face daunting tasks as a nation