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Show E RE5EA RobestJ ¦ •7L Shifting Meanings of Multiculturalism: Content Analysis of Print Media Representations, 1992-2002 - Rock{Dannis Down Ay) Dspartm*nt of Sociology, Univarsity of Utah MijklLulrurdlrtrri v^ji jri irnpLii[jrir jrirj.-rj-riiHnTiLiuiiiiu^ [liiOLxjIyjui 19W^ a* popular and icafefnt publlLji tin miimiu'.I i lend sjpport, oppoankJit &\ puiel/mean ing dirJ uirJ^r-standlng to 1 he conceoi ar>d res-Lonnocjn fens r he deLiace nwer rn u h £urt uralhm reached Ha peak 1n tneeariyto- nUd 1BWst and fui slnct t»_cirne rn ut h feiiofa contentloui Isaue Debar* h« iu b^ded *g Uii- nri9?f haiauoTed [hdr"rtHrt j|| muhituhulillits iiLmV Irm researdi iu offer safneanswera asici how. and why^ public dlituiibnand opinion ihlhed io d limii V -. ill> rwer 11 ¦ piHyiuuily-LLinTtfiriuui. \a.ut of niutTi.L u n u idlliiri Our ititiit h i -\ vi t coiTtent n i ¦ - -,i\ of rhe Lot under "rn u ht u nurdllim d nd plurdllim" ipdnnmg che ^srifrom IW2t&Z0QZ. Flie far £p*cihc Vdii^blei. Including che primary Irtfttutiorul fccut; whechenrie artlcfe qjM^ j ixrtiik^. neg^nlve. or neuvjil reprewrndilonof niijrclcukurdliimrdirhdirie u^geofand defiriHitoni provided for mulut u h u idllirn ^lellniHndr^hndlngilrxJlCdceiridCihfriniilcuclCinofeducdCiQnhvdiiriedornlridnc focui l h loughout rnoic of me |,i u , u-i nm»" u. n ji bun he Inii n ui rj ridl in tKcome more vdned In U Later years There wwe nc-riantlhably ^rong trwida In changing repre^ntacion of muruc u h u idllsrn. trwiJEph the overwhelming ma|orrcy c-f depktlon Wdt positive We also found chaiche term'muhkuhuidlltrn" was larely usec in l he i" I *• wtien u^ed vttt even leu ohen In'i m I <w I wait uted largely at a -v ¦¦ iiv ¦ For h #m * ¦ * We were surpfted at how IrOb corfled readen are g wen for understanding the meaning uFrnjUkuflurafcm Our findings dltd cc-nfirni 1he clairntCldzer [Isffl made regarding 1 he reduced frequency of usage of niuhcuH jrallsm anc Itie way In whkh the term becomes a synonym for dlveraiy father than a phi b*ophy a boul dddresslng drver-shy]. This cesearch It ongoing, arndilmllarandlyslt will be pei formed utirgdlFTerent print media Inactirtftrx we wll I analyze all artkles Indexed under "murclcuhurdlltm'ln the Reader's ^urie to Periodical Literal u re The zonimued analytic involving arrlcfetwrch greater depth will allow us to more closely track 1 he shifts In meanings af nuitfc ult urahsm |