The difference between multiculturalism and pluralism is that: The difference between multiculturalism and pluralism is that: Whereas the latter (pluralism) emphases cultural assimilation that did not allow any space for difference, the former emphasis accommodating difference without questioning the core cultural values The former allows the creation of multiple cultural cores in a way that threatens national unity, whereas the latter emphasizes the creation of a tolerant society in which every culture is treated equal. The former advocates the creation of multiplicity of cultural cores none of which would be dominant over others, whereas the latter allows maintenance of dominant culture and continued inequality between cultural groups The former is exclusively North American whereas the latter is exclusively a European practice Multiculturalism as an approach to creating national society from diverse groups emerged before pluralism