Assimilation and Acculturation [VERIFICATION]
5/10/12
Verification/proof of the 25 plus years of documentation of daily experiences of different types of subliminal aggressions was stated in Vol. 1; p 121, 1997 Enclyclopedia of Social issues.
Assimilation refers to the process of becoming a fully integrated and accepted member of a society. "Acculturation" refers to a more limited adoption of a dominant culture. In order for a person to becoan assimilated citizen, the person MUST INTERNALIZE the dominate culture, the ways of dress, speech, day to day havits and manner of percieveing the world must ALL be adopted and LIVED; which has been the basic problem for me; not being able to incorporate the dominate culture[s] way of living which at this point is killing].
In everyday soscial interactions with other citizens, the assimilated individual is accepted and broadly included in both formal and infromal groups and in person as well as institutional settings. Admission into the mainstream through assimilation is this way provides aaccess to opportunities and rewards that are attainable through social networks, education, occupations, income and prestige. The KEY to acceptance is COMPLETE adoption of the dominant culture to the extent that the citizen looks, acts, thinks and feels like other members of the cominant culture.
In America, thosw who would be considered most assimilated into the dominat society are, not coincidently, thsoe whose ancestry is European, especially English, the cultural roots of the dominant culture. In contrast, while African Americans have lived in Amricanas long as the earliest European groups, the term "assimilated" cannot be accurately applied to many African Americans. This disparity is a legacy of the institution of Slavery and of generations of Prejudice and disscrimination, all of which prevented assimilation from taking place. p.121
[Why 25+years of documentation o micro/major aggressions [social/financial,etc.]of not being allowed to obtain full time employment]!
Socialpeacest
Verification/proof of the 25 plus years of documentation of daily experiences of different types of subliminal aggressions was stated in Vol. 1; p 121, 1997 Enclyclopedia of Social issues.
Assimilation refers to the process of becoming a fully integrated and accepted member of a society. "Acculturation" refers to a more limited adoption of a dominant culture. In order for a person to becoan assimilated citizen, the person MUST INTERNALIZE the dominate culture, the ways of dress, speech, day to day havits and manner of percieveing the world must ALL be adopted and LIVED; which has been the basic problem for me; not being able to incorporate the dominate culture[s] way of living which at this point is killing].
In everyday soscial interactions with other citizens, the assimilated individual is accepted and broadly included in both formal and infromal groups and in person as well as institutional settings. Admission into the mainstream through assimilation is this way provides aaccess to opportunities and rewards that are attainable through social networks, education, occupations, income and prestige. The KEY to acceptance is COMPLETE adoption of the dominant culture to the extent that the citizen looks, acts, thinks and feels like other members of the cominant culture.
In America, thosw who would be considered most assimilated into the dominat society are, not coincidently, thsoe whose ancestry is European, especially English, the cultural roots of the dominant culture. In contrast, while African Americans have lived in Amricanas long as the earliest European groups, the term "assimilated" cannot be accurately applied to many African Americans. This disparity is a legacy of the institution of Slavery and of generations of Prejudice and disscrimination, all of which prevented assimilation from taking place. p.121
[Why 25+years of documentation o micro/major aggressions [social/financial,etc.]of not being allowed to obtain full time employment]!
Socialpeacest
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