MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history
mångkulturell
Swedish word. In English: multicultural
That people of many different cultures live in the same society.
Facts about the word
- During the record years many people came from Finland, Greece, Yugoslavia and Turkey, for example, to work in Sweden. Sverige i fokus s. 36
- In the 1990s immigration began to increase again. Many now came as refugees from dictatorships or from war-torn countries in different parts of the world. Sverige i fokus s. 38
- Segregation and xenophobia increased. That is why integration and countering social exclusion became important in public debate and politics. Sverige i fokus s. 38
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Multicultural means people of many different cultures living in the same society. It is the opposite of everyone having the same background.
The word belongs to Chapter 10: Sweden's modern history in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.