A large number of individuals from Italian cities have at least a different ethnic background of maybe two or more. There is a stronger connection between Italians of different cultural background, for instance the most growing group in Italy is the American Italians. About three quarters of the Italians have a background that is not purely Italian. Stefano (2010) points out that the integration of the immigration waves to the Italian society and workforce with a less social friction is an achievement that is so remarkable. The reality on the ground of daily life in Italy is that everyone seems to have members of the family, friends and neighbors. This people could be coming from diverse backgrounds that are extraordinarily diverse.
Although most of the immigrants want to be accepted as Italians and have a commitment that is firm to the frame work of the institution in political and legal setting, it does not imply that they do not have to maintain the aspects of their cultural heritage which could be giving meaning to their lives. It is the diversity vigor and the level of interaction between diverse cultures that adds so much to the uniqueness of the identity of Italy today.
Harris (2009) points out that diversity can be easily demonstrated by the elements of languages spoken in a given multicultural nation, religion practiced or traditions observed. A given large number estimated to more than two million Italians or a percentage of fifteen of the population aged five and above speaks a language that is not Italian at home. The languages spoken could be English, Greek, German, Arabic and to a lesser number, Chinese. It is therefore very common to find a Greek or Chinese descendant singing the tarantellas of the Italians. This could be still in the neighborhood of the Italians whereby you would find a black man confessing to the priest his sins in Calabria in the Bexiga.
Warnock (2008) suggests that to some extend the expression of one’s dreams could imply the culture of a given individual rather than his skin color. For instance, if a French man in one of the metropolitan Italian cities dives so deeply in the African cultures then this would be the case that being black is based in ones dreams rather than just skin color. This demonstrates how Italian multiculturalism is essentially a welcome to continue being what it has been and became a new identity that is different. Trimmer (2005) points out that it could be a call for a new cultural creativity and a new way for establishing a free and viable movement between different cultural settings and standards.
In Conclusion, Italy has accepted its immigrants to continue observing their cultural diversity as a way o embracing differences that exist in the society. You would find in most of the cities, more than 15% of the population speak a language other than Italian. Despite the fact that the religion of the Italians is majorly Catholics, there are those who are Protestants or belong to other religions other than Christians. Therefore multiculturalism is built up by differences of religion, traditions, language and race. Embracing all this changes in a society is the most important practice to allow peaceful coexistence in the society.
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