SOC210H1 Chapter : Assimilation I
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Assimilation i notes from reading nov 1, 2011. an authoritative definition of acculturation was provided by a subcommittee on. sum, assimilation is the substitution of one nationality pattern for another. y ordinarily, the modifications must be made by the weaker or numerically inferior group. brewton berry y assimilation: the process whereby groups with different cultures come to have a common culture. y. It refers thus to the fusion of cultural heritages, and must be distinguished from amalgamation, which denotes the biological mixture of originally distinct racial strains. joseph fichter assimilation y a social process through which 2 or more persons or groups accept and perform on another s patterns of behavior. y. It is a relation of interaction in which both parties behave reciprocally even though one may be much more affected than the other y thus, must not be interpreted as a one sided processes.
