Diversity vs. Multiculturalism

Diversitynoun

The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.

Multiculturalismnoun

The characteristics of a society, city etc. which has many different ethnic or national cultures mingling freely; political or social policies which support or encourage such coexistence.

Diversitynoun

A variety; diverse types or examples.

Multiculturalismnoun

the doctrine that several different cultures (rather than one national culture) can co-exist peacefully and equitably in a single country

Diversitynoun

A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.

‘They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare diversity, rise into a contrariety.’;

Multiculturalism

The term multiculturalism has a range of meanings within the contexts of sociology, political philosophy, and colloquial use. In sociology and in everyday usage, it is a synonym for , with the two terms often used interchangeably, and for cultural pluralism in which various ethnic groups collaborate and enter into a dialogue with one another without having to sacrifice their particular identities.

‘ethnic pluralism’;

Diversitynoun

Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety.

Diversitynoun

Variegation.

Diversitynoun

noticeable heterogeneity;

‘a diversity of possibilities’; ‘the range and variety of his work is amazing’;

Diversitynoun

the condition or result of being changed

Diversitynoun

the state of being diverse

‘there was considerable diversity in the style of the reports’;

Diversitynoun

a range of different things

‘newspapers were obliged to allow a diversity of views to be printed’;