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monocultural

monocultural

1 7.0
A group or place with only one culture
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɒnəˈkʌltʃərəl/
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  • A monocultural society may struggle to adapt to the rapid changes brought by globalization.
  • monocultural society

Examples

  • Other parts of the UK are more monocultural, but cities are generally pretty diverse.

    Blog text (13)
  • I don't think Scandinavians or many of the immigrants they have accepted are prepared to live outside of monocultural bubbles.

    Blog text (34)
  • In our increasingly heterogeneous world, it is interesting how monocultural most people's lives are.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Scandinavian countries are largely monocultural and will likely have trouble developing a coherent response to immigration from outside Northern Europe.

    Blog text (34)
  • For example, the students decided whether a nation was relatively large or small, democratic or undemocratic, multicultural or monocultural, and reckless or cautious.

    Academic text (2003)
  • And so, too, the pluralist society calls for higher levels of civility, tolerance, and reasoned public argument than citizens in monocultural times ever needed.

    Academic text (2002)
  • If their mission is to remain viable, colleges and universities can ill afford to operate under policies and procedures that perpetuate monocultural views, beliefs, and values.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Statistics continue to show that students enrolled in teacher preparation programs come from monocultural backgrounds, with over 90% from white middle-class environments, who have little or no experience working with minority populations (Jordan, 1995; Van Hook, 2002).

    Academic text (2005)
  • Many rural areas tend to be quite monocultural, reflecting the traditions of a single community.

  • In a monocultural environment, individuals often share similar beliefs and practices.

Antonyms

38 3.8

Having people from many countries and backgrounds living and working together

How Diverse

multicultural
38 3.8
monocultural
1 7.0
homogeneous
20 6.6

Surface Forms

monocultural positive

Morphology

monocultural = cultural (transparent) = mono + culture + al

The word is transparently formed by adding mono- 'single' to cultural.

Etymology

The word monocultural comes from the parts mono- 'one' and culture 'way of life'. So a monocultural society or group mostly follows 'one' set of customs and beliefs, which is why it can feel uniform and may lack variety.