Cultural assimilation

What is assimilation, and what does it mean to me, especially; in today’s world. “Assimilation is a process of ethnic boundary reduction that may come about when two or more ethnic groups come into contact with each other” (Kelly & Williams, 2016, pg. 71). What this means is, cultural groups take on the identity from that of another cultural groups; such as their cultural norms, values; and beliefs; which is better known as acculturation. Meaning one, or more of these groups take on the similarities

hostile attitudes of the dominant white ideology towards, for example, discrimination and assimilation, Davis constructs characters, which are continuously under fire and in opposition

mind when one thinks of cultural assimilation? Perhaps a teenager in East Asia, strolling down a bustling sidewalk with a pair of shiny headphone pumping Scrillex. Maybe an African woman in Nigeria straightening out her hair in an attempt to match models she sees in an American magazine. In both of these cases, cultural assimilation is seen as something that brings unity and blurs boundaries between people and cultures. Yet, despite this common definition, cultural assimilation can do just the opposite

Discussion #4 The term acculturation is known as, “…cultural modification of an individual, group, or people, by adapting or borrowing traits from another culture,” (Merriam-Webster). It often refers to minorities, and their desire to maintain their own culture, yet the ability to stay completely detached from the surrounding majority community is impossible. Assimilation on the other hand is referred to as, “the process through which individuals and groups of differing heritages acquire the basic

To teach English as a second language successfully, an ESL teacher needs to engage students in various kinds of activities to improve students’ reading and reading abilities, as well as offer more activities to practice their speaking and listening abilities. He/she needs to teach students skills, strategies, and other knowledge and consider other important issues that may affect their English language learning. Firstly, the teacher needs to design a curriculum that includes various kinds of knowledge

Zitkala-Sa’s autobiography informs her readers of the damaging and traumatizing effects of assimilation by utilizing her life experiences as a narrative, demonstrating how living under an oppressive and dominant culture was an internal struggle between society's expectations and her own cultural identity. Sa’s experience is especially unique considering her mixed heritage as well. Zitkala-Sa’s The School Days of an Indian Girl is an autobiography that was published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1901

Three cultural aspects that I observed in the movies are assimilation, acculturation, and enculturation. I saw assimilation in both Spanglish and Crash. In Spanglish, Cristina was the one who went through assimilation. She adapted the American culture and left behind her Hispanic culture. She learned English, Mrs. Clasky took her shopping, and she was able to go to a private school. In the movie Crash, assimilation is seen through all the different people who have adopted the American lifestyle.

Amadou Diallo was an immigrant from West Africa and had only two years in the United States which he knew very little English. He came to the United States to study and make a name for himself. Diallo was 22 year old male, with no criminal record. However, in the night of February 5, 1999 four New York police officers which names are Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon, Kenneth Boss, and Richard Murphy were patrolling the area looking for a serial ripest. This police officers were undercover so they did

This shows the three aspects that form the type of assimilation process that immigrants and international students undergo. The society that they come from, in correlation with their reasons for migrating and the society that greets them all come together to determine the degree of ease of integration for individuals. While the factors differ for each individual, most legal immigrants and international students are able to take advantage of many different opportunities to help them integrate easier

(dormant) potential, as the group needs the individual to make it relevant in time. There is competition but there is also cooperation. Which is to say, assimilation should not be implied to be a bad thing requiring reconciliation, it is at worst a "necessary evil" of a functioning society. In fact, it is probably worse to rebel against assimilation because you actually stunt your own developmental process (which requires socialization and developing a sense of responsibility not only for yourself