TY - JOUR
AU - Myers, Linda 
                      James
AB - Linda James Myers The Nature of Pluralism and the African American Case A truly pluralistic society can never be achieved, served among the people in any culture? Neither of much less maintained, without pluralism in educa- these questions can be answered affirmatively. tion. Despite the fact that many laud pluralism as a What, then, is the problem and what is the solution? worthy goal, its achievement in this society con- Before addressing that question, let us first tinues to elude us. Pluralism requires that members acknowledge a basic assumption. There is some- of diverse ethnic, religious, and racial groups main- thing wrong with a society that responds to diverse tain autonomous participation in and development groups in a manner so inegalitarian that members of oftheirtraditional culture and special interest within the groups come to be perceived and labeled as the confines of a common society. Such a goal re- inherently deficient and are subsequently treated as quires special consideration in the case of African such. Obviously, not everyone in this society ac- Americans in the United States today. cepts this premise. For those who do not accept it, the would-be issue of pluralism is a non-issue; in Among the 
TI - The nature of pluralism and the African American case
JF - Theory Into Practice
DO - 10.1080/00405848109542919
DA - 1981-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/the-nature-of-pluralism-and-the-african-american-case-8gO1ljbsa3
SP - 2
EP - 6
VL - 20
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
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