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Culture

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Involves values, customs and beliefs that are passed on through the generations via learning.

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Formal Equality

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Based on the individual’s status in society, all have the same legal and political rights.

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Diversity

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Different races and cultures within a state are possible, is positive and should be celebrated, although the extent to which diversity should extend is contentious.

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Identity Politics

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Advances a critique of liberal universalism as cultural oppression, where minorities are marginalised and the claiming of an authentic sense of identity by groups is an act of political liberation.

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Tolerance

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From a multiculturalist view, tolerance is a willingness to accept values, customs and beliefs with which one disagrees.