assimilation process
- integrationCombining into a whole
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- melting potCultural fusion place
- blendingCombining into uniformity
acculturation · incorporation · merging · learning · immersion · adoption · conformity · cultural · immigrant · identity · osmosis · digestion · belonging · transformation · adjustment · newcomer · language · customs
cultural integration direction
assimilation processcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts
separation · segregation · differentiation · separatism · cultural resistance
systemic incorporation versus rejection
assimilation processexpulsion
Forced permanent removal
disintegration · exclusion · separation · marginalization · ostracism
biological/cognitive processing direction
assimilation processdissimilation
Sounds becoming less alike
catabolism · accommodation · excretion · elimination · rejection