Foreword by the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC, CMG

Introduction by Margaret Secombe and Joseph Zajda

Part I: Cultural Diversity in Australia
1. Who is an Australian? Identity, Core Values and the Resilience of Culture
2. Culture, Ethnicity and Education: Multiculturalism in a Plural Society
3. Language - A Bridge or a Barrier? Languages and Education in Australia from an Intercultural Perspective

Part II: Core Values and Cultural Interaction
4. Core Values and Cultural Identity
5. Cultural Interaction in Plural Societies
6. Social Systems in Plural Societies

Part III: Studies in Australian Pluralism
7. Italian Language and Culture in South Australia: A Memoir Approach
8. Greek-Australians: A Question of Survival in Multicultural Australia
9. Language Activation and Evaluation among Chinese and Indian Origin Students in Adelaide

Part IV: Tradition, Education and Change
10. The Concept of Tradition: A Humanistic Interpretation
11. Modernity and Tradition: Asian Cultures and Scientific Development
12. Tradition, Core Values and Intercultural Development in Plural Societies
13. Postscript: Overview of Humanistic Sociology

Index