Advantages of a multicultural society and labor force
Student Name
SCO/315
March 23, 2011
Shabbir Karim

Multicultural society is defined as “a society characterized by cultural pluralism”, which by definition alone describes the United States. With the freedom to practice any religion, have any job, speak one’s mind freely without fear of persecution from the government, and countless other freedoms we as Americans are entitled to it is no wonder why so many people throughout the world want to live and work here. Having so many people with their own cultural backgrounds can cause problems, but ultimately to succeed as a society we have to work together to achieve a common goal. Individually, most people believe in an inherent good that is in every man, but when we come together, our beliefs become fickle and easily influenced. This causes stereotypes and prejudices against minority groups. It is only when we have people thinking outside the mob mentality that we can move past these prejudices and treat others as equals to work as functionally society.

There are many different advantages of living in a multicultural society, some more complicated than others such as the exposer to different sports and being able to sympathizing with your neighbor whose family was affected in the recent earthquakes in Japan. Taking on and learning “foreign” sports such as golf and American soccer has given Americans a chance to excel at a sport they otherwise would not have known about if not for the immigrants who brought their sport with them to America. We are able to take a “foreign” sport and adapt it to our ever expanding cultural with common rules and organization as well as bringing it to a large audience in arenas and stadiums where we can not only encourage others to enjoy the sport but make a profit off their interests. Having neighbors and friends of