Cultural politics

280px|thumb|right| James Fearon's ranking of countries by ethnic and [[cultural diversity level in 2003, blue is lower and orange is higher.]] Multiculturalism is the coexistence of multiple cultures. The word is used in sociology, in political philosophy, and colloquially. In sociology and everyday usage, it is usually a synonym for ethnic or cultural pluralism in which various ethnic and cultural groups exist in a single society. It can describe a mixed ethnic community area where multiple cultural traditions exist or a single country. Groups associated with an indigenous, aboriginal or auto

process in which a group or culture comes to resemble another group

condition in social relationships

Acculturation refers to the psychological, social, and cultural transformation that takes place through direct contact between two cultures, wherein one or both engage in adapting to dominant cultural influences without compromising their essential distinctiveness. It occurs when an individual acquires, adopts, or adjusts to a new cultural environment as a result of being placed into another culture or when another culture is brought into contact. This balancing process can result in a mixed society with prevailing and blended features or with splintered cultural changes, depending on the soci

quality of diverse or different cultures

form of nationalism espousing freedom, tolerance, equality and individual rights

concept within the disciplines of the social sciences and within political science

conflict between cultural values

state comprising multiple nations

public diplomacy at the level of cultural politics

set of behaviours or social skills

disagreement among people of different cultures

medication to inhibit puberty

thumb|One scheme of potential North American bioregions based on watersheds. Bioregionalism is a philosophy that suggests that political, cultural, and economic systems are more sustainable and just if they are organized around naturally defined areas called bioregions (similar to ecoregions). Bioregions are defined through physical and environmental features, including watershed boundaries and soil and terrain characteristics. Bioregionalism stresses that the determination of a bioregion is also a cultural phenomenon, and emphasizes local populations, knowledge, and solutions.

Narodnost () is a view or official doctrine of national feeling and nationalism that has influenced social debate and cultural policy in Russia and the Soviet Union. Its meaning has varied at different times.

Plurinationality, plurinational, or plurinationalism is defined as the coexistence of two or more sealed or preserved national groups within a polity (an organized community or body of peoples). In plurinationalism, the idea of nationality is plural, meaning there are many nationals within an organized community or body of peoples. Derived from this concept, a plurinational state is the existence of multiple political communities and constitutional asymmetry. The usage of plurinationality assists in avoiding the division of societies within a state or country. Furthermore, a plurinational demo

social group of Turkey

Biculturalism in sociology describes the co-existence, to varying degrees, of two originally distinct cultures.

social concept

aspect of cultural globalization