Table 2

Cultural Policies with Respect to Diversity and Democracy

 
  Policies Towards Repressed Groups: 
   Extermination  Segregation Assimilation   Amalgamation  Integration
Democratic
Rights
 Denied  Denied  Denied  Denied  Denied
Natural Rights:
Life, liberty, the
pursuit of happiness, including self-determination
Indigenous peoples under colonial rule; Jews in Hitler's Germany; Bahaiis in Iran Slave societies; the Harijans in India Colonized peoples; East Timore Kashmirs in India Switzerland: except for women until recently
Civil Rights: Suffrage, freedoms of speech, media, assembly, and association Indigenous peoples under colonial rule; Jews in Hitler's Germany; Bahaiis in Iran African-Americans in the U.S. South till 1960s; Apartheid in S. Africa till 1990s; Women in some societies Colonized peoples; East Timore Tibetans in China Switzerland: except for women until recently
Social and Economic Rights: Equal opportunity employment, unemployment compensation, social security, health insurance Indigenous peoples under colonial rule; Jews in Hitler's Germany; Bahaiis in Iran Koreans in Japan; Apartheid in S. Africa till 1990s; Women in some societies Colonized peoples The underclass and slum dwellers everywhere Switzerland: except for women until recently
Cultural Rights: Freedoms of identity, language, religion, and customs Indigenous people under colonial rule; Jews in Hitler's Germany; Bahaiis in Iran Koreans in Japan; Apartheid is S. Africa till 1990s Colonized peoples; Immigrants in Europe; Kurds in Turkey; Tibetans in China; East Timore Immigrants in Britain and USA Switzerland: except for women until recently



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