Unit 3: Cultural Patterns And Processes Chapter 7: Topic 3.8 Flashcards
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An ethnic or immigrant group moving to a new area in which they adopt the values and practices of the larger group that has received them while still maintaining valuable elements of their own culture
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Acculturation
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When an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished from the receiving group
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Assimilation
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The fusion or blending of 2 distinctive cultural traits into a unique new hybrid trait
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Syncretism
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The coexistence of several cultures in one society with the ideal of all cultures being valued and worthy of study
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Multiculturalism
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Anti-immigrant attitudes may form among the cultural majority, sometimes bringing violence and government actions against the immigrant or minority group
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Nativists
