assimilation

Examples of assimilation in the following topics:

• Assimilation

  • Assimilation usually involves a gradual change of varying degree.
  • Immigrant assimilation is one of the most common forms of assimilation.
  • Other than marriage, citizenship is one of the most significant factors in assimilation.
  • These modes of incorporation affect how a child will assimilate into U.S. society, and determine how vulnerable the child will be towards downward assimilation.
  • Give a real life example for each of the four benchmarks of immigrant assimilation

• Minorities

  • The assimilation of minority groups into majority groups can be seen as a form of racism.
  • Assimilation can be voluntary or forced.
  • Voluntary assimilation is usually the case with immigrants, who often adopt the dominant culture established earlier.
  • Reasons that have been postulated for voluntary assimilation include:
  • Assimilation can have negative implications for national minorities or aboriginal cultures, in that after assimilation the distinctive features of the original culture will be minimized and may disappear altogether.

• The Interactionist Perspective

  • This theory served as a foundation for his influential theory of racial assimilation known as the "race relation cycle".
  • The cycle has four stages: contact, conflict, accommodation, and assimilation.
  • In the end assimilation occurs.

• Piaget

  • When studying the field of education Piaget identified two processes: accommodation and assimilation.
  • Assimilation describes how humans perceive and adapt to new information.
  • Accommodation, unlike assimilation, is the process of taking one's environment and new information and altering one's pre-existing schemas in order to fit in the new information.
  • Analyze the differences between accommodation and assimilation, in relation to Piaget's stages

• Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.

  • Most of these groups also suffered a period of disenfranchisement and prejudice as they went through the process of assimilation.
  • Mexican immigrants experience relatively low rates of economic and civil assimilation, which is most likely compounded by the fact that many of them are illegally in the country.

• Religious Diversity

  • Research indicates that Muslims in the United States are generally more assimilated and prosperous than Muslims in Europe.

• Characteristics of Members of Different Religions

  • Research indicates that Muslims in the U.S. are generally more assimilated and prosperous than Muslims in Europe.

• Mechanisms of Cultural Change

  • Related processes on an individual level include assimilation (adoption of a different culture by an individual) and transculturation.

• Peer Groups

  • Adolescent peer groups provide support for children and teens as they assimilate into the adult society decreasing dependence on parents, increasing feeling of self-sufficiency, and connecting with a much larger social network.

• Three Demographic Variables

  • However, when dealing with ethnic groups, "net migration" might have to be subdivided into physical migration and ethnic re-identification (assimilation).