Pluralist society

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The pluralist society!?

Culture

All the values, norms and other acquired characteristics that the members of a group or society share and consider to be natural

Types of culture

• Dominant culture = The values, norms, and learned characteristics that most people in a society have in common.
  
• Subculture = a group that some different norms, values and characteristics than the dominant culture.
  
• Counter culture = a subculture that resists the dominant culture or is a threat to it.
  

Name a characteristic of dominant Dutch cultture & an example of a subculture

Ok, so NL is a pluralist society, different lifestyles and cultures accepted. What should still be part of inburgering?

Migration to the Netherlands

Facts, figures and misconceptions

Wild guess: what percentage of the Dutch population has a migration background?

0100

Main migrant groups in the Netherlands:

Migrants from former colonies
Labour Migrants
Refugees
Family Formation and Reunification
Knowledge Migrants

Looking back up to 5 centuries ago, what percentage of the Dutch population has at least one foreign ancestor?

Naima (17) from Egypt marries her Dutch fiancee (21). After the wedding they want to move in together in Utrecht.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

19 year old Yosief Berekte flees his country Eritrea to avoid having to serve in the army. Military conscription is mandatory in Eritrea and can be lifelong.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

19-year-old Yosief Berekte flees his country Eritrea to avoid having to serve in the army. Military conscription is mandatory in Eritrea and can last a lifetime.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

A US citizen says he has been wrongfully detained and abused in a Washington prison. After his release, he flees to the Netherlands.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

A 30-year-old Frenchman of Algerian descent moves to the Netherlands to work here.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

A family from Tuvalu asks for asylum in the Netherlands because they are about to lose their house to the rising sea levels.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

Diane Ngako (24) from Zambia wants to move to the Netherlands to find work and escape poverty in her country.

1. Welcome in the Netherlands
2. Not welcome in the Netherlands

You are allowed to move to the Netherlands if...

• You are an EU citizen
• You are fleeing war or persecution (= official refugee status)
• You marry a Dutch person or want to bring your family (under strict conditions)
• You have specific knowledge/skills Dutch companies are looking for (= knowledge migration)

IN 2019, how many (first) asylum requests were filed?

What questions do you have with respect to 'immigration"?

Imagine you are designing a just society from behind Rawls' veil of ignorance...

Would there be any restrictions to migration? 

Do countries have the moral duty to accept all migrants?

What would a world with free migration look like?

Portfolio 4

Go to SOM/Jaarbijlagen

Download PPT Portfolio 4

Do assignment 0 and 1(the article is there as well)

Feel free to continue with the other assignments - june 18!