Multicultural Lit Vocab

Social theory that advocates the pursuit of individual rather than collective interest or benefits

• Collectivism

• Individualism

• Acculturation

• Separation

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

• Marginalization

• Globalization

• Culture

• Multiculturalism

The policy of asserting the interests one’s own nation over those of other nations or the common interests of all nations.

• Assimiliation

• Separation

• Collectivism

• Nationalism

When someone maintains their culture of origin (or subordinate culture) and rejects the new (dominant) culture

• Marginalization

• Culture

• Nationalism

• Separation

The process of adopting the language and culture of a dominate social group or nation

• Assimiliation

• Separation

• Marginalization

• Integration

When a person from the subordinate culture embraces both the dominate and subordinate cultures

• Integration

• Globalization

• Separation

• Acculturation

Social, economic or political philosophy that emphasizes the significance of groups (identities, goals, rights) over those of the individual.

• Individualism

• Collectivism

• Integration

• Culture

The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale

• Marginalization

• Culture

• Collectivism

• Globalization

The presence, or support, of several distinct ethnic or cultural groups within a society

• Culture

• Multiculturalism

• Separation

• Nationalism

When a person loses culture of origin and rejects host (dominate culture) culture

• Separation

• Integration

• Assimilation

• Marginalization