Generous Betrayal

All over Western Europe, the lot of many non-Western immigrants is one of marginalization, discrimination, and increasing segregation. In this book, the author shows how an excessive respect for "their culture" has been part of the problem. Culture has become a new concept of race, sustaining ethnic identity politics that subvert human rights - especially for women and children. Fearful of being considered racist, state agencies have sacrificed freedom and equality in the name of culture. Comparing her native Norway to Western Europe and the United States, Unni Wilkan focuses on people caught in turmoil, how institutions function, and the ways in which public opinion is shaped and state policies determined. Contradictions arise between policies of respect for minority cultures, welfare, and freedom, but the goal is the same: to create a society commited to both social justice and respect for human rights.

ISBN 0226896854   Pages 280 ISBN13 9780226896854 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher The University of Chicago Press   Weight (grammes) 422 Imprint University of Chicago Press   Published in Chicago, IL Format Paperback   Height (mm) 227 Publication date 11 Apr 2002   Width (mm) 154 Library of Congress 2001043722   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY 305.80094   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Acknowledgments
		Introduction: A Personal Odyssey		1
I		Welfare for Whom?
1		A Society Worth Living In		19
2		A Tale of Two Would-Be Survivors		20
3		A Modern Form of Sacrifice		24
II		The New Norway
4		Immigrants in Norway: Some Salient Facts		31
5		Dangerous Facts: What We Were Not Supposed to Know		43
6		Silence as Political Cover-Up		61
III		The Politics of Culture
7		Law versus Culture		69
8		Culture and Accountability		75
9		Culture - A New Concept of Race?		79
10		Cultures Don't Meet, People Do		83
IV		Gender and Identity Politics
11		Sara's Story: The Crime of Becoming Swedish		91
12		Anna and Others: Religion Is Not the Culprit		98
13		Noreen's Story: The Price of a Narrow Escape		107
V		The First Person Singular
14		A Fatal Difference in Grammar		117
15		"You Never Asked Me!"		120
16		Opportunity Lost: The Defeat of an Everyday Hero		124
17		Overcoming the Odds: Somali Women in Norway		129
VI		Tolerance Versus Humanism
18		Generous Betrayal		139
19		The Politics of Fear		148
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