pluralist

(noun)

an advocate of pluralism (in all senses)

Related Terms

  • polyarchy
  • anarchist

Examples of pluralist in the following topics:

  • Functions of the State

    • Many people consider the United States to be a pluralist state.
    • According to the pluralist view, whichever interest group was better able to recruit members to its cause, and to persuade policymakers, would prevail.
    • Pluralists view society as a collection of individuals and groups competing for political power.
    • Within the pluralist tradition, Robert Dahl developed the theory of the state as a neutral arena for contending interests.
    • The pluralist approach suggests that the modern democratic state acts in response to pressures that are applied by a variety of organized interests.
  • Beliefs

    • People with pluralist beliefs make no distinction between faith systems, viewing each one as valid within a particular culture.
  • Resource Mobilization Approach

    • there will always be grounds for protest in modern, politically pluralistic societies because there is constant discontent (i.e., grievances or deprivation); this de-emphasizes the importance of these factors as it makes them ubiquitous
  • A Multicultural Society

    • In Pluralistic Universe (1909), William James espoused the idea of a "plural society" and saw pluralism as "crucial to the formation of philosophical and social humanism to help build a better, more egalitarian society. "
  • Bureaucratization of Schools

    • The assumption that there is "one best system" for educating children has been especially problematic within the context of a pluralistic American society, a globalized world, and advances in information technology.
  • Social Movement Theories

    • there will always be grounds for protest in modern, politically pluralistic societies because there is constant discontent (i.e., grievances or deprivation); this de-emphasizes the importance of these factors as it makes them ubiquitous
Subjects
  • Accounting
  • Algebra
  • Art History
  • Biology
  • Business
  • Calculus
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Microbiology
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • U.S. History
  • World History
  • Writing

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