Cultural Geography: Assimilation, Acculturation, Multicultural

What is assimilation?

• The process of maintaining the original culture while adopting new traits

• The process of absorbing individuals or groups into the dominant culture of a society

• The process of completely rejecting any new cultural influence

• The process of blending two cultures together

What is acculturation?

• The process of completely rejecting any new cultural influence

• The process of maintaining the original culture while adopting new traits

• The process of absorbing individuals or groups into the dominant culture of a society

• The process of blending two cultures together

What is syncretism?

• The process of completely rejecting any new cultural influence

• The process of absorbing individuals or groups into the dominant culture of a society

• The process of blending two cultures together

• The process of maintaining the original culture while adopting new traits

What is multiculturalism?

• The process of blending two cultures together

• The coexistence of diverse cultures within a society

• The process of absorbing individuals or groups into the dominant culture of a society

• The process of maintaining the original culture while adopting new traits

What is cultural resistance?

• The acceptance and adoption of all new cultural traits

• The process of completely rejecting any new cultural influence

• The process of absorbing individuals or groups into the dominant culture of a society

• The process of blending two cultures together