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cultural pluralism  

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  • A social process of accommodation in which cultural groups are modified by and through their presence in and experience with the dominant culture, while at the same time maintaining their intrinsic cultural characteristics. The dominant culture is modified as well by the groups' presence. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Cultural Pluralism]

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