Assimilation Is Defined As

question 40

Multiple Choice

Assimilation is defined as:

• A) the acceptance of a minority group by a majority population, as the new group takes on the values and norms of the dominant culture.
• B) the idea that ethnic differences can be combined to create new patterns of behavior drawing on diverse cultural sources.
• C) a model for ethnic relations in which all ethnic groups in a society retain their independent and separate identities yet share equally in the rights and powers of citizenship.
• D) the viewpoint according to which ethnic groups can exist separately and share equally in economic and political life.