The melting pot is an analogy for the way in which heterogeneous societies become more homogeneous, in which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures and religions) are combined so as to develop a multi-ethnic society A multiethnic society is one with members belonging to more than one ethnic group, in contrast to societies which are ethnically homogenous. In practice, virtually all comtemporary national societies are multiethnic. One scholar argued in 1993 that fewer than 20 of the then 180 sovereign states could be said to be ethnically and nationally. The term, which originates from the United States, is often used to describe societies experiencing large scale immigration from many different countries. The united states is consider to be a melting pot also some people thinks its a mosaic.
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