cultural pluralism

American  

[kuhl-cher-uhl ploor-uh-liz-uhm] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl ˈplʊər əˌlɪz əm /

noun

Sociology.

1. a condition in which minority groups participate fully in the dominant society, yet maintain their cultural differences.

2. a doctrine that a society benefits from such a condition.

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Example Sentences

Historically, the State Department has emphasized cultural pluralism, secularism and inclusiveness in its public messaging and other communications — a deliberate choice rooted in the reality that American diplomacy takes place around the world.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Social scientists have long considered cities engines of economic growth, cultural pluralism, political liberalism and technological innovation.

From Washington Post • Jun. 4, 2020

Léger was an enemy of cultural pluralism and religious identity, Miller says.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018

Pearlman argues that taking “a metacultural position, embracing cultural pluralism while also advocating the search for common ground,” is in itself an expression of one’s progressivism—“a badge of urban-elite status.”

From Slate • May 3, 2013

The concepts of multiculturalism or cultural pluralism developed partially to create a climate which encouraged understanding the differences between cultural groups.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin