Talk:Cultural pluralism

Cultural pluralism: American Indians in Santa Fe selling art work. Surely this is satire. --Wetman 7 July 2005 22:14 (UTC)


 * That has been corrected. Huangdi 08:28, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Sexual pluralism
Ther should maybe be discussion on what is known as sexual pluralism, the conscious accomodation of sexual practices and cultures previously thought to be deviant, especially within the context of gender studies and the LGBT rights movement. ADM (talk) 20:07, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

How is it different from multiculturalism?
Article would benefit from explaining. Barrylb (talk) 21:12, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Adding to definition
DMisNigh (talk) 04:29, 24 February 2016 (UTC)I feel the article can use more information regarding the history of the term and its uses. I have the following citations listed as sources of information on Cultural Pluralism:


 * Great start, David. I think that you should focus on finding more academic articles since they will be quicker and easier to read.  But this is a good start.  I wish you luck moving forward with your research. Alfgarciamora (talk) 13:45, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Description of Article ExtensionDMisNigh (talk) 04:55, 9 March 2016 (UTC)
I am going to add to the article for Cultural pluralism. I have gone through a large amount of sources (many of which I will list below), most of which refer to cultural pluralism but do not further define it; which I feel is the goal of the article.I have chosen to add two sentences that I feel are an important addition to the article. Not only do they add to the definition of the concept in general, but they are also updated extensions of ideas that already exist in the article without losing relevancy. Here are the editions I am making to the article in bold italics: Cultural pluralism is a term used when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities, and their values and practices are accepted by the wider culture provided they are consistent with the laws and values of the wider society. Cultural pluralism is distinct from (though often confused with) multiculturalism. Multiculturalism lacks the requirement of a dominant culture. If the dominant culture is weakened, societies can easily pass from cultural pluralism into multiculturalism without any intentional steps being taken by that society. A prominent example of pluralism is 20th Century United States, in which a dominant culture with strong elements of nationalism, a sporting culture, and an artistic culture contained also smaller groups with their own ethnic, religious, and cultural norms [citation needed]citation needed]. In 1971, the Canadian government referred to cultural pluralism, as opposed to multiculturalism, as the “very essence” of their nation’s identity[1]. In a pluralist culture, groups not only co-exist side by side, but also consider qualities of other groups as traits worth having in the dominant culture. Pluralistic societies place strong expectations of integration on members, rather than expectations of assimilation. The existence of such institutions and practices is possible if the cultural communities are accepted by the larger society in a pluralist culture and sometimes require the protection of the law. Often the acceptance of a culture may require that the new or minority culture remove some aspects of their culture which is incompatible with the laws or values of the dominant culture. The idea of cultural pluralism in the United States has its roots in the transcendentalist movement and was developed by pragmatist philosophers such as William James and John Dewey, and later thinkers such as Horace Kallen and Randolph Bourne. One of the most famous articulations of cultural pluralistic ideas can be found in Bourne's 1916 essay "Trans-National America".[2] In 1976, the concept was further explored in Crawford Young’s book The Politics of Cultural Pluralism. Young’s work, in African studies, emphasizes the flexibility of the definition of cultural pluralism within a society[3]. More recent advocates include moral and cultural anthropologist Richard Shweder. List of some resources: - Library and Archives Canada. Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Debates, 28th Parliament, 3rd Session, Volume 8 (8 October 1971) -The Politics of Cultural Pluralism; Young, Crawford; The University of Wisconsin Press, 1976. - Brand, S., Felner, R., Shim, M., Seitsinger, A., & Dumas, T. (2003). Middle school improvement and reform: Development and validation of a school-level assessment of climate, cultural pluralism, and school safety. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95(3), 570-588. doi:10.1037/0022-0663.95.3.570 - .Social and Cultural Pluralism as a Concept in Social System Analysis ;Marie R. Haug; Vol. 73, No. 3 (Nov., 1967), pp. 294-304; Published by: University of Chicago Press -Cultural Relativism: Perspectives in Cultural Pluralism. by Melvin J. Herskovits. edited by Frances Herskovits. New York: Random House,1972 Pp xxvi & 293 -Psychological Aspects of Cultural Pluralism: Unity and Identity Reconsidered. Berry, J. W., v2 p17-22 Aug 1974 - Hodson, D. (1999), Going beyond cultural pluralism: Science education for sociopolitical action. Sci. Ed., 83: 775–796. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-237X(199911)83:6<775::AID-SCE8>3.0.CO;2-8 - Cultural pluralism and dilemmas of justice; Deveaux, Monique. Ithaca, Cornell Univ. Press. 2000. XII, 205 S. ISBN 0-8014-3682-6 -Cultural pluralism and psychoanalysis: the Asian and North American experience; Roland, Alan; New York Routledge.1996. XX, 218 S. -Cultural pluralism, identity politics, and the law; Sarat, Austin ; Kearns, Thomas R.; Ann Arbor, Mich.. Univ. of Michigan Press. 2001. 192 S.;

Update, March 31, 2016
I think you've done a great job here, David. I congratulate you. Moving forward, I think that you should have a section that talks about the history of the terminology. You cite a variety of authors and thinkers, but you do so very quickly. Maybe you can have a big section on the history of the term and then have subheadings where you talk about the pragmatists, the anthropologists, and then the current-day definition? Would really streamline the whole page, I think. Also, make sure to take a look at the evaluating wikipedia handout that I sent you all in an email recently. You want to make sure that your content is formatted and styled like a wikipedia encyclopedia entry. That is very important for the final edit. Alfgarciamora (talk) 23:17, 31 March 2016 (UTC)

Replace "accept" with "tolerate"
The dominant culture only needs to tolerate other cultures. It's not required to accept them. 2601:152:307:244B:9010:2C52:7247:9242 (talk) 03:48, 22 May 2023 (UTC)