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Write short note on Cultural Pluralism from a sociological perspective (in about 150 words).

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  • Religion and Society

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Cultural pluralism is a condition, and an ideal, in which distinct ethnic, linguistic and religious groups keep their identities while sharing common civic institutions. The term was coined by Horace Kallen (Culture and Democracy in the United States, 1924). He rejected the "melting pot" and pictured America as an "orchestra" of nationalities, each playing its…

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