Question

Does Russia's diverse society seem more like a “salad bowl” or a “melting pot?” Why?

Answer 1

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(Answer) A melting pot society would entail that individuals from different communities and ethnicities not only mix about but also absorb each other’s cultures to form an amalgamation of new ideologies.

A salad bowl society is one where there are different cultural elements present in the society that coexist but not necessarily would absorb each other’s cultural influences. This is known as “pluralism.” This is a term coined by J. S. Furnivall to describe a situation where varied individuals would only interact with each other on a civic or economic and market platform.

Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Catholicism and other major religions comprise of the population in Russia. The languages spoken in Russia include Russian, Tartar, English and others. Despite these cultural nuances, people tend to retain their own customs and cultures without too many influencers.