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Cultural diversity

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Richard Osei

Cultural diversity refers to the existence of multiple cultures or cultural differences within a society. It is diminished by monoculture or homogenization of cultures. Hawaii provides an example where its indigenous Hawaiian culture was once diverse but became largely replaced by Western culture after European conquest. While globalization can negatively impact world cultural diversity by spreading one dominant culture, cultural diversity is valued by many as different cultures respecting each other's differences.

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Cultural diversity Cultural diversity is the quality of diverse or different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, as in the global monoculture, or a homogenization of cultures, akin to cultural decay. For example, before Hawaii was conquered by Europeans, the culturally diverse Hawaiian culture existed in the world, and contributed to the world's cultural diversity. Now Hawaii has been westernized; the vast majority of its culture has been replaced with Western or American culture. The phrase cultural diversity can also refer to having different cultures respect each other's differences.[citation needed] The phrase cultural diversity is sometime misused to mean the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole; but these phenomenon are multiculturalism rather than cultural diversity. The culturally destructive action of globalization is often said to have a negative effect on the world's cultural diversity. What is cultural diffusion and cultural diversity? Cultural diversity is the variety of human society and culture in a specific region or even in the world. It exists between people, such as language, dress, tradition and the way people interact with their environment Cultural diversity is the variety of human society and culture in a specific region or even in the world. It exists between people, such as language, dress, tradition and the way people interact with their environment interpret End ow Omniscience Variation

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  • 1. Cultural diversity Cultural diversity is the quality of diverse or different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, as in the global monoculture, or a homogenization of cultures, akin to cultural decay. For example, before Hawaii was conquered by Europeans, the culturally diverse Hawaiian culture existed in the world, and contributed to the world's cultural diversity. Now Hawaii has been westernized; the vast majority of its culture has been replaced with Western or American culture. The phrase cultural diversity can also refer to having different cultures respect each other's differences.[citation needed] The phrase cultural diversity is sometime misused to mean the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole; but these phenomenon are multiculturalism rather than cultural diversity. The culturally destructive action of globalization is often said to have a negative effect on the world's cultural diversity. What is cultural diffusion and cultural diversity? Cultural diversity is the variety of human society and culture in a specific region or even in the world. It exists between people, such as language, dress, tradition and the way people interact with their environment Cultural diversity is the variety of human society and culture in a specific region or even in the world. It exists between people, such as language, dress, tradition and the way people interact with their environment interpret End ow Omniscience Variation