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The blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society. See Cultural assimilation
Cultural assimilation

Cultural assimilation is when an individual or individuals adopts some or all aspects of a dominant culture . Cultural assimilation is a process of socialization....
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It is the process by which individuals or groups are absorbed into and adopt the dominant culture and society of another group. The term assimilation is generally used with regard to immigrants to a new land, such as the various ethnic groups who have settled in the United States. New customs and attitudes are acquired through contact and communication.






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The blending or fusing of minority groups into the dominant society. See Cultural assimilation
Cultural assimilation

Cultural assimilation is when an individual or individuals adopts some or all aspects of a dominant culture . Cultural assimilation is a process of socialization....
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It is the process by which individuals or groups are absorbed into and adopt the dominant culture and society of another group. The term assimilation is generally used with regard to immigrants to a new land, such as the various ethnic groups who have settled in the United States. New customs and attitudes are acquired through contact and communication. The transfer of customs is not simply a one-way process. Each group of immigrants contributes some of its own cultural traits to its new society. Assimilation usually involves a gradual change and takes place in varying degrees; full assimilation occurs when new members of a society become indistinguishable from older members.See Acculturation
Acculturation

Acculturation is the exchange of cultural features that results from foreign immigration; the original cultural patterns of either or both groups may be altered, but the groups remain distinct....
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  • "Assimilation (sociology)," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2008
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