USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

AGE OF THE COMMON MAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the term meaning to abandon your culture and adopt a different one to blend into another society?
A
Assimilation
B
Copying
C
Acculturation
D
Synchronizing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The result is that the original culture of the person or group remains, but it is changed by this process. When the process is at its most extreme, assimilation occurs wherein the original culture is wholly abandoned and the new culture adopted in its place.

Detailed explanation-2: -Acculturation is a process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from the balancing of two cultures while adapting to the prevailing culture of the society.

Detailed explanation-3: -ac·cul·tur·a·tion ə-ˌkəl-chə-ˈrā-shən. a-Synonyms of acculturation. : cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -synonyms for assimilate On this page you’ll find 79 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to assimilate, such as: comprehend, grasp, incorporate, understand, digest, and ingest.

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