 Cover of Theater Programme for Israel Zangwill's play "The Melting Pot" Image by Unknown authorUnknown author, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Pot MeltingMelting pot Melting pot Monocultural metaphor For other uses, see Melting pot (disambiguation). A melting pot is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, with the different elements "melting together" with a common culture or monoculture; an alternative being a homogeneous society becoming more heterogeneous through the influx of foreign elements with different cultural backgrounds. It can also create a harmonious hybridized society known as cultural amalgamation. In the United States, the term is often used to describe the cultural integration of immigrants to the country.[1] A related concept has been defined as "cultural additivity".[2] The image of the United States as a melting pot was popularized by the 1908 play The Melting Pot. The melting-together metaphor was… (Source: Wikipedia)
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