Cultural pluralism is a term used when smaller groups within a larger society supports their unique cultural identities, whereby their values in addition to practices are accepted by the dominant culture, exposed such are consistent with the laws and values of the wider society. As a sociological term, the definition and report of cultural pluralism has evolved. It has been refers as non only a fact but a societal goal.
In a pluralist culture, groups not only co-exist side by side but also consider assigns of other groups as traits worth having in the dominant culture. Pluralistic societies place strong expectations of integration on members, rather than expectations of assimilation. The existence of such(a) institutions and practices is possible if the cultural communities are accepted by the larger society in a pluralist culture and sometimes require the protection of the law. Often, the acceptance of a culture may require that the new or minority culture remove some aspects of their culture which is incompatible with the laws or values of the dominant culture. Some pluralists such as Hamed Kazemzadeh argues that the concept of pluralist culture has been prevalent since ancient times. Even the Achaemenid Empire, which was founded by Cyrus the Great, successfully followed a policy of incorporating and tolerating various cultures.