America as a Multinational Society

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This paper explains that the U.S., rather than being a multinational society, is a multi-ethnic and multicultural society. The paper further explains that the multi-ethnic characteristic of the United States that has long been a source of strength for America is also a source of many of the problems the country faces today. The paper goes on to elaborate on the problems that excessive multiculturalism is creating for the U.S. and concludes that, while the U.S. should continue to be a haven for those seeking a better life, the country must also make greater efforts to assimilate new arrivals into the mainstream of educational and employment opportunities, as failure to do so may result in incalculable damage to the very foundation of the nation.

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"A multinational society is a society in which the population consists of two or more ethnically distinct nations that are of significant size. This contrasts with a nation-state where a single nation comprises the bulk of the population. Some examples of multinational societies include: Belgium, Canada, India, Indonesia, South Africa and Switzerland. Multinational states differ from states like Japan, Poland or the Koreas in which an overwhelming majority of the population is ethnically homogenous. Multiethnic societies, in contrast to nationalistic societies, integrate different ethnic groups irrespective of differences in culture, race, and history under a common social identity larger than one "nation" in the conventional sense."

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