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The textbook defines acculturation as "the process by which one group (generally a minority or immigrant group) learns the culture of another group (generally the dominant group)" (1). Similarly, assimilation describes a process by which different cultural groups in one place begin to blend together.
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Please respond to the following:
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·       What are two pros and two cons of acculturation and assimilation, from the perspective of a minority or an immigrant group? What positive effects can those processes have on a group? How can they negatively impact the group?
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Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates' posts.
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1.    Joseph Healey. 2019. Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class: The Sociology of Group Conflict and Change. p. 529. 9th edition textbook available in the SOC400 course room.
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