AO1 Minority rights emphasise the divisions between groups in society. AO2 The conservatism criticism of divisions between groups in society, by making minority groups look inwards rather than outwards, rather than what they have in common. [IJ] We can conclude from this that support for minority rights promotes divisions in society. AO1 The conservative criticism of representation rights is that positive discrimination is unfair. AO2 Positive discrimination leads to resentment and division among different groups in society by creating resentment among the majority culture and undermining minority achievement. [IJ] We can form a judgement that support for minority rights promotes divisions in society. AO1 The conservative criticism of support for minority rights undermines a common culture. AO2 Promoting minority rights can be seen as undermining the common culture necessary for a cohesive and harmonious society. There can be no diversity within unity. [IJ] We can reach a verdict that that support for minority rights promotes divisions in society.

AO1 In contrast to the conservative criticism, liberal and pluralists multiculturalists support minority rights as they promote integration not divisions. AO2 The promotion of minority rights is necessary to recognise (Taylor) the different cultures within society and this leads to greater integration into a wider, diverse multicultural society (Kymlicka). [IJ] From this we can reach a verdict that support for minority rights promotes integration not divisions in society. AO1 Positive discrimination helps to redress the balance of historical and institutional discrimination against some groups and leads to greater social cohesion. AO2 Positive discrimination helps to redress past injustices and ensures that minority cultures are represented in all areas of public life (Kymlicka). [IJ] We can form a judgement from this that positive discrimination promotes integration and does not promote divisions in society. AO1 Whilst multiculturalists support minority rights, they do so for different reasons. AO2 Liberal multiculturalists believe minority rights ensures justice, freedom and autonomy which necessary for integration (Kymlicka) whilst pluralist multiculturalists see state support for minority rights as promoting cultural diversity and the ongoing conversations between cultures that balance unity with diversity (Parekh) [IJ] We can conclude that multiculturalist support minority rights as they promote integration not division, but do so for different reasons.