Interculturality refers to both the ideology and the practice of communication and interaction processes between people or groups with different cultural identities, in which a hierarchy is not established between one culture or another.[1] It is a concept that presupposes a flexible, non-dogmatic, respectful and open exchange in adaptation.[2].
Concept
The concept of interculturality aims to describe the interaction between various cultures in a horizontal and synergistic way. This means that none of the social groups that establish intercultural contact is above another, in conditions of supremacy in relation to the other, as a condition that favors the integration and harmonious coexistence of all individuals. The intercultural perspective involves respect for diversity and respectful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and consultation.
Its use is subject to other visible and variable concepts such as: culture, diversity, cultural hegemony, politics and economy of countries and regions. At the same time, it is faced with communicative challenges such as language and linguistic diversity, as well as obstacles related to integrative and integrationist policies of the States, social hierarchies, exclusionary economic systems, ideological hegemonies imposed through discrimination and political action that undermines national identities, as well as different levels of ignorance among cultural groups of the social and political mechanisms for guaranteeing their rights and dignity.
Uses of the term
The notion of interculturality differs from multiculturalism and cultural pluralism due to its critical intention and its proactive action regarding dialogue and rapprochement under conditions of equality between cultures. The characteristics of the term allow it to be used both descriptively (to explain facts that exist in reality) and prescriptively (as a normative notion, whose objective is to make contemporary societies more aware of their internal diversities, and more inclusive and symmetrical in relation to the cultural diversity they contain).[3] For interculturality to be effective, it is necessary that basic attitudes be met, such as the dynamic vision of cultures, the conviction that close and horizontal links are possible through of communication and the formation of a broad citizenship where equal rights exist.
Cultural integration
Introduction
Interculturality refers to both the ideology and the practice of communication and interaction processes between people or groups with different cultural identities, in which a hierarchy is not established between one culture or another.[1] It is a concept that presupposes a flexible, non-dogmatic, respectful and open exchange in adaptation.[2].
Concept
The concept of interculturality aims to describe the interaction between various cultures in a horizontal and synergistic way. This means that none of the social groups that establish intercultural contact is above another, in conditions of supremacy in relation to the other, as a condition that favors the integration and harmonious coexistence of all individuals. The intercultural perspective involves respect for diversity and respectful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and consultation.
Its use is subject to other visible and variable concepts such as: culture, diversity, cultural hegemony, politics and economy of countries and regions. At the same time, it is faced with communicative challenges such as language and linguistic diversity, as well as obstacles related to integrative and integrationist policies of the States, social hierarchies, exclusionary economic systems, ideological hegemonies imposed through discrimination and political action that undermines national identities, as well as different levels of ignorance among cultural groups of the social and political mechanisms for guaranteeing their rights and dignity.
Uses of the term
The notion of interculturality differs from multiculturalism and cultural pluralism due to its critical intention and its proactive action regarding dialogue and rapprochement under conditions of equality between cultures. The characteristics of the term allow it to be used both descriptively (to explain facts that exist in reality) and prescriptively (as a normative notion, whose objective is to make contemporary societies more aware of their internal diversities, and more inclusive and symmetrical in relation to the cultural diversity they contain).[3] For interculturality to be effective, it is necessary that basic attitudes be met, such as the dynamic vision of cultures, the conviction that close and horizontal links are possible through of communication and the formation of a broad citizenship where equal rights exist.
Intercultural studies are applied in the field of education, the promotion of human rights, the relationship with ethnic groups, the gender perspective, marketing and in the design of public policies in countries and regions in which there is cultural diversity, although its potential for application can touch almost all areas of current human development activity. According to Almaguer, Vargas and García (2009),[4] interculturality is a process for managing citizenship for the century and has antecedents in the models of mass communication in the United States in the 1950s in addition to the theories of intercultural communication, developed by researchers such as Miquel Rodrigo Alsina"), at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in Spain. Other elements present in the intercultural models in the South American region are those developed by indigenous peoples South Americans in their struggles, such as the proposals and strategies of the Mapuche peoples in Chile and the indigenous populations in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, as well as the autonomous models of the RAAN and the RAAS on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, which have been proposed by scholars such as Myrna Cunningham and Alta Hooker").
References
[1] ↑ Barabas, Alicia M. (1 de diciembre de 2014). «Multiculturalismo, pluralismo cultural y interculturalidad en el contexto de América Latina: la presencia de los pueblos originarios». Configurações. Revista Ciências Sociais (14): 11-24. ISSN 1646-5075. doi:10.4000/configuracoes.2219. Consultado el 25 de octubre de 2024.: https://journals.openedition.org/configuracoes/2219
[4] ↑ Almaguer González, J. Alejandro; Vargas Vite Vicente y García Ramírez, Hernán Coords. (2009). "Interculturalidad en Salud" México, UNAM, 2a. edición, ISBM 978-607-460. 3a.edición, Biblioteca Mexicana del Conocimiento. Programa editorial del Gobierno de la República. México, octubre de 2014.ISBN: 978-607-460-463-4. https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/380452/Libro_InterculturalidadSalud.pdf.: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/380452/Libro_InterculturalidadSalud.pdf
Intercultural studies are applied in the field of education, the promotion of human rights, the relationship with ethnic groups, the gender perspective, marketing and in the design of public policies in countries and regions in which there is cultural diversity, although its potential for application can touch almost all areas of current human development activity. According to Almaguer, Vargas and García (2009),[4] interculturality is a process for managing citizenship for the century and has antecedents in the models of mass communication in the United States in the 1950s in addition to the theories of intercultural communication, developed by researchers such as Miquel Rodrigo Alsina"), at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in Spain. Other elements present in the intercultural models in the South American region are those developed by indigenous peoples South Americans in their struggles, such as the proposals and strategies of the Mapuche peoples in Chile and the indigenous populations in Bolivia, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, as well as the autonomous models of the RAAN and the RAAS on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua, which have been proposed by scholars such as Myrna Cunningham and Alta Hooker").
References
[1] ↑ Barabas, Alicia M. (1 de diciembre de 2014). «Multiculturalismo, pluralismo cultural y interculturalidad en el contexto de América Latina: la presencia de los pueblos originarios». Configurações. Revista Ciências Sociais (14): 11-24. ISSN 1646-5075. doi:10.4000/configuracoes.2219. Consultado el 25 de octubre de 2024.: https://journals.openedition.org/configuracoes/2219
[4] ↑ Almaguer González, J. Alejandro; Vargas Vite Vicente y García Ramírez, Hernán Coords. (2009). "Interculturalidad en Salud" México, UNAM, 2a. edición, ISBM 978-607-460. 3a.edición, Biblioteca Mexicana del Conocimiento. Programa editorial del Gobierno de la República. México, octubre de 2014.ISBN: 978-607-460-463-4. https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/380452/Libro_InterculturalidadSalud.pdf.: https://www.gob.mx/cms/uploads/attachment/file/380452/Libro_InterculturalidadSalud.pdf