How to Lighten the Social Agenda

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How to lighten theHow to lighten the

social agenda in asocial agenda in a"culturalistic""culturalistic"

culture?culture?


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Th e so ci al and theh e so ci al and thecultureulture

The social agendaThe social agenda

- I am sick, can the municipality help me?I am sick, can the municipality help me?

- Help me to find a job to my son?Help me to find a job to my son?

- We need a place to meetWe need a place to meet


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Culture ar e l an guag esulture ar e l an guag es Can we understand each other?Can we understand each other?

The method: Learn to do by knowing andThe method: Learn to do by knowing and

to know by doingto know by doing


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Our m ethode t o copeur m ethode t o copewi th t he lan guag ei th t he lan guag edi ffer en cesi ffer en ces

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Preparation: Participants and speakerPreparation: Participants and speaker

and chairwomanand chairwoman Organize the participants in languageOrganize the participants in language

groupsgroups


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The in troducto ry s pea kerhe in troducto ry s pea kerwas asked :as asked : To talk slowly andTo talk slowly and

Not too long sentences andNot too long sentences and

To give time to translate in the groups.To give time to translate in the groups.


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Aimsi ms Our aim has been to learn theOur aim has been to learn the

consequences of different cultures, i.e.consequences of different cultures, i.e.

languages and how to cope with theselanguages and how to cope with thesewhen having a dialogue between migrantwhen having a dialogue between migrant

citizens and politicians on social issues.citizens and politicians on social issues.


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Key Outcomes:Key Outcomes: Even with 5-6 different languages it was noEven with 5-6 different languages it was no

problem to handle this:problem to handle this: - The quick-translation in the groups- The quick-translation in the groups

functioned wellfunctioned well - The groups showed respect to the- The groups showed respect to the

chairwoman of the meetingchairwoman of the meeting - The speakers followed our guide: Speak- The speakers followed our guide: Speak

slowly, not too long sentences, and makeslowly, not too long sentences, and makepauses.pauses.

- The atmosphere at the meetings was in- The atmosphere at the meetings was in

general friendly, which meant, that several ofgeneral friendly, which meant, that several ofthe women dared without help fromthe women dared without help fromtranslator to take the word and asktranslator to take the word and askquestions.questions.


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A g lass o f wa terg lass o f wa ter Look at this glass of water. You can lookLook at this glass of water. You can look

at it as half empty or as half full. I suggestat it as half empty or as half full. I suggest

you look at it as half full look at your lifeyou look at it as half full look at your lifethis way, so you dont look at thethis way, so you dont look at the

problems all the time and thereby heproblems all the time and thereby he

did not take position of the questions anddid not take position of the questions andthe contact between him and the womenthe contact between him and the women

lost quality.lost quality.


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Problemsroblems We experienced, that our method was notWe experienced, that our method was not

efficient to meet the more complex problems,efficient to meet the more complex problems,as when the participants decline contact andas when the participants decline contact and

thereby decline to establish a meeting withthereby decline to establish a meeting witheach other.each other.

We asked:We asked:

How to understand the mayors speaking of theHow to understand the mayors speaking of theglass of water?glass of water?

How to understand the hint of anger in the toneHow to understand the hint of anger in the toneof some of the women?of some of the women?


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What wen t wron g?hat wen t wron g? Neglect of attentive contact ?Neglect of attentive contact ?

Neglect of taking position to each othersNeglect of taking position to each others

questions?questions?


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Culturalismulturalism I have my culture (in my country) and youI have my culture (in my country) and you

have your culture (in your country)have your culture (in your country)

too bad if you do not have a country!too bad if you do not have a country! There is room for all cultures at the sameThere is room for all cultures at the same

time at the same spacetime at the same space

- So we say yes and no to deathpenalty at- So we say yes and no to deathpenalty atthe same time got that?the same time got that?


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En d o f the so ci aln d o f the so ci alqu est io n?u est io n?

The politician can neglect the socialThe politician can neglect the social

questions by pointing to the culture asquestions by pointing to the culture as

the barrier for solving the socialthe barrier for solving the socialproblemsproblems

And the citizens can likewise point at theirAnd the citizens can likewise point at their

culture as a barrier for taken personalculture as a barrier for taken personalresponsibilityresponsibility

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