assimilators
Those who integrate
Assimilators are people or things that absorb and incorporate something into a larger whole.
In education, an assimilator is a learner who prefers abstract concepts and reflective observation over hands-on experience.
In science fiction, assimilators are often alien entities that absorb other beings or cultures, erasing their distinctiveness: The Borg were relentless assimilators.
The term can carry negative connotations when applied to cultural policies that pressure minorities to abandon their heritage.
Those gaining new knowledge
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- absorbersThings that take in energy
- comprehendersThose who grasp meaning
- pedagogyArt of instruction
cognition · apprenticeship · mentorship · tutoring · instruction · knowledge · study · scholarship
Things that take in energy
- spongesPorous absorbent masses
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
- integrationCombining into a whole
incorporation · saturation · infusion · uptake · ingestion · digestion · penetration · seepage
Those obeying social norms
- integratorsThose who merge parts
- homogenizersDevices that blend uniformly
- uniformityState of being identical
- complianceAdhering to requirements
conventionality · harmony · alignment · fitting in · blending in · groupthink · orthodoxy · acquiescence
Those who make corrections
- acclimatizersThings that help adjustment
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
conditioning · modification · transition · transformation · flexibility · adaptability · accommodation · reorientation
learners
Those gaining new knowledge
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- absorbersThings that take in energy
- comprehendersThose who grasp meaning
pedagogy · cognition · apprenticeship · mentorship · tutoring · instruction · knowledge · study · scholarship · proficiency
absorbers
Things that take in energy
- spongesPorous absorbent masses
- osmosisSolvent crossing semipermeable barrier
- permeationProcess of spreading throughout
integration · incorporation · saturation · infusion · uptake · ingestion · digestion · penetration · seepage · capillarity
conformists
Those obeying social norms
- integratorsThose who merge parts
- homogenizersDevices that blend uniformly
- uniformityState of being identical
compliance · conventionality · harmony · alignment · fitting in · blending in · groupthink · orthodoxy · acquiescence · obedience
adjusters
Those who make corrections
- acclimatizersThings that help adjustment
- acclimationAdjusting to new conditions
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
naturalization · conditioning · modification · transition · transformation · flexibility · adaptability · accommodation · reorientation · integration
assimilatorsseparatists
Autonomy-seeking faction members
isolationists · segregationists · preservationists · traditionalists · multiculturalists