How Does the Original Assimilation Model Address Social Structure

question 57

Multiple Choice

How does the original assimilation model address social structure?

• A) Culture and structure have a dialectical relationship.
• B) Social structure reflects the most salient demographic characteristics in that society.
• C) Race, class, gender, and other qualities form a matrix of oppression.
• D) Social stability will exist when minority group members assimilate into society.

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