USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY ORIGINS OF EARLY PEOPLE IN THE AMERICAS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Assimilate can be described as ____
A
Being absorbed and integrated into a society or culture.
B
Being isolated from other cultures
C
Turning empty land into farm land.
D
Being permitted to vote.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -the state or condition of being assimilated, or of being absorbed into something. the process of adopting the language and culture of a dominant social group or nation, or the state of being socially integrated into the culture of the dominant group in a society: assimilation of immigrants into American life.

Detailed explanation-2: -assimilation, in anthropology and sociology, the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society.

Detailed explanation-3: -assimilated; assimilating. transitive verb. : to take in and utilize as nourishment : absorb into the system. : to absorb into the cultural tradition of a population or group. the community assimilated many immigrants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. Assimilation is a much contested notion whereby on entering a new country immigrant groups are encouraged, through social and cultural practices and/or political machinations, to adopt the culture, values, and social behaviors of the host nation in order to benefit from full citizenship status.

Detailed explanation-5: -Assimilation is an attempt made by ethnic minorities, to adopt the customs and traditions of the majority community so that they become similar to the majority culture. Integration is the process whereby ethnic minorities are absorbed into a majority culture.

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