Multicultural education is an educational approach that recognizes, respects, and values cultural, linguistic, religious, ethnic, racial, and social diversity within society. It seeks to create equal educational opportunities for all students regardless of their backgrounds and promotes mutual understanding, inclusion, and democratic participation. From the perspective of the sociology of education, multicultural education examines how educational institutions shape social relations, reproduce or challenge inequalities, and foster social integration in culturally diverse societies. It rejects ethnocentric curricula and encourages appreciation of multiple cultural traditions, identities, and experiences. The concept emerged prominently in response to increasing cultural diversity caused by migration, globalization, colonial legacies, and civil rights movements. Sociologists such as James A. Banks emphasized that education should reflect the diversity of society and help eliminate discrimination within schools. Multicultural education is therefore not merely about adding information about different cultures to textbooks but about transforming educational practices, curriculum, and institutional culture to ensure equity and social justice. One of the primary goals of multicultural education is to promote equality of educational opportunity. Students from different cultural and social backgrounds often face unequal access to quality education due to language barriers, discrimination, poverty, or prejudice. Multicultural education seeks to reduce these inequalities by ensuring fair treatment and inclusive educational policies. Another important goal is the development of respect for cultural diversity. Students learn to appreciate different customs, beliefs, languages, and