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  2. Cultural homogenization - Wikipedia

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    Cultural homogenization is an aspect of cultural globalization, [1] [2] listed as one of its main characteristics, [3] and refers to the reduction in cultural diversity [4] through the popularization and diffusion of a wide array of cultural symbols—not only physical objects but customs, ideas and values. [3]

  3. Monoculturalism - Wikipedia

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    Monoculturalism is the policy or process of supporting, advocating, or allowing the expression of the culture of a single social or ethnic group. [1] It generally stems from beliefs within the dominant group that their cultural practices are superior to those of minority groups [2] and is often related to the concept of ethnocentrism, which involves judging another culture based on the values ...

  4. List of countries by ethnic and cultural diversity level

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    The lists are commonly used in economics literature to compare the levels of ethnic, cultural, linguistic and religious fractionalization in different countries.

  5. Melting pot - Wikipedia

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    The image of the United States as a melting pot was popularized by the 1908 play The Melting Pot.. A melting pot is a monocultural metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" with a common culture; an alternative being a homogeneous society becoming more heterogeneous through the influx of foreign elements with different cultural ...

  6. Homogeneity and heterogeneity - Wikipedia

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    Homogeneity and heterogeneity; only ' b ' is homogeneous Homogeneity and heterogeneity are concepts relating to the uniformity of a substance, process or image.A homogeneous feature is uniform in composition or character (i.e., color, shape, size, weight, height, distribution, texture, language, income, disease, temperature, radioactivity, architectural design, etc.); one that is heterogeneous ...

  7. Ethnic cleansing - Wikipedia

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    Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the society ethnically homogeneous. Along with direct removal such as deportation or population transfer , it also includes indirect methods aimed at forced migration by coercing the victim group to flee and ...

  8. Can the open-concept floor plan impact mental health? Why the ...

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    Some say the open-concept home can be overstimulating and take a toll on mental health. (Yahoo Illustration: Alex Cochran for Yahoo News, photos: Getty Images) (Yahoo Illustration: Alex Cochran ...

  9. Monoethnicity - Wikipedia

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    Monoethnicity is the existence of a single ethnic group in a given region or country. It is the opposite of polyethnicity.. An example of a largely monoethnic country is Japan.