monocultural
- adjective
- /ˌmɒnəˈkʌltʃərəl/
- A monocultural society may struggle to adapt to the rapid changes brought by globalization.
- monocultural society
Examples
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Other parts of the UK are more monocultural, but cities are generally pretty diverse.
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I don't think Scandinavians or many of the immigrants they have accepted are prepared to live outside of monocultural bubbles.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Many rural areas tend to be quite monocultural, reflecting the traditions of a single community.
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In a monocultural environment, individuals often share similar beliefs and practices.
Antonyms
How Diverse
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.