Coexistence of numerous distinct ethnic, racial, religious, or cultural groups within
one social unit, organization, or population. (From American Heritage Dictionary,
2d college ed., 1982, p955)
Note publique d''information :
The presence of multiple value systems within or among societies. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
IM; coord with specific ethnic, racial, religious or other cultural aspect (IM); specify
geog if pertinent