multiracial society

Mixed ethnic community

A multiracial society is one where people of different racial backgrounds live together as members of the same community or nation.

The term often appears in discussions of diversity, integration, and social policy: Brazil is often cited as a multiracial society.

It may describe demographic reality or an aspirational ideal of racial coexistence.

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shared spaces · cultural exchange · representation · mixed race · discrimination · festivals · civil rights · multiculturalism · intermarriage · language preservation · pluralism · conflict resolution · coexistence · legislation · skin · color blind · code switching · melting pot

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demographic composition

multiracial societyethnostate

Nation of single ethnicity

monoculture

social ideology toward diversity

multiracial societyapartheid

Racial separation policy

ethnonationalism · tribal society

Family

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