Acculturation

Question 1

What is acculturation?

Answer 1

a process where an individual adopts, acquires and adjusts to a new cultural environment
-> as a result of being placed into a new culture

Question 2

Which two dimensions does acculturation have?

Answer 2

1: maintain their own cultural identity

2: become involved with the new national culture

Question 3

What are the 4 points of acculturation?

Answer 3

Assimilation, Integration, Separation and Marginalization

Question 4

What is Assimilation?

Answer 4

• the dominant culture is perceived as superior or more advantageous for social success and personal growth

ex: fully adopt new culture and gradually lose original culture

Question 5

What is integration?

Answer 5

• most adaptive approach, where cultural identity can be maintained while also participating effectively in the new society/culture

ex: speaking both languages, celebrating both holidays and traditions

Question 6

What is separation?

Answer 6

• strong value placed on preserving the original cultural identity or resistance to the original culture
• globalization can enhance separation -> with technology easier to keep connection to home

ex: living in a community with others of your culture

Question 7

What is Marginalization?

Answer 7

• often the result of exclusion or discrimination + can be enhanced by the global crisis
• Globalization can both mitigate and exacerbate marginalization depending on the openness of the host community

ex: asylum seekers feel disconnected from both cultures

Question 8

Food acculturation example:

Answer 8

Integration: german japanese fusion sausage

Assimilation: japanese style sausage

separation: authentic german sausage

marginalization: international sausage

Question 9

What factors measuer acculturation?

Answer 9

language fluency, socio-economic status, origanizational participation