45 (A) Perhaps it must be so in a culture as diverse as ours, a culture made up of so many subcultures. (B) In fact, we train our children to define and distinguish themselves from their peers, to be self-reliant and autonomous. (C) Historically, our culture has championed no single group, but it has championed the idea of the individual man or woman. (D) In a society as pluralistic as our own, where there is little consensus on what constitutes “the greater good” and where diverse traditions, world views, and moral systems compete, it is inevitable that conflicts arise.