It's not, they are different things. Diversity refers to people of various biological backgrounds, mental makeups and opinions, financial powers, etc. Individua

It's not, they are different things. Diversity refers to people of various biological backgrounds, mental makeups and opinions, financial powers, etc. Individualism refers to the idea that everyone lives for their own benefit primarily, and for "the group" (town, country, club, etc.) secondarily. (In Japan, one lives for the group primarily — barring exceptions, of course. Just like you have exceptions to individualism in the West.) You could have a society that's diverse but not individual, or a non-diverse one that's individual. Though there is a correlation.