America is a pluralistic society in theory but in reality the  people with money are influential and those without it make due.  The consensus is represented by the media wh â¦ ich is sponsored by  those with money.plit and merge into it. Answer by MasgudenATZA. Confidence votes 786. This is any society in which citizens can legally and publicly hold multiple competing ethical views and are allowed to choose for themselves what ethical beliefs if any they wish to hold.