cultural pluralism
Americannoun
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a condition in which minority groups participate fully in the dominant society, yet maintain their cultural differences.
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a doctrine that a society benefits from such a condition.
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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
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