DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i01.014

Pages: 75-80

In the 21st century, we live for the first time in one global community, where a community is composed of many strands which must be carefully woven together into a whole. If diversity is seen as a source of strength, societies can become healthier, more stable and prosperous. But there is another side of the coin if we fail to manage the conflicting pressures that pluralism inevitably brings. Without the institutions and policies to manage diversity, whole communities can feel marginalized and oppressed, creating conditions for conflict and violence. The philosophy and ideology of pluralism is not new but one whose time has come for actualization. Various awareness and practice on pluralistic thought has been provided by Education for students, teachers, counselors and the community to nurture. This is why pluralism is a key challenge for the 21st century.