2007-03-19 10:23:34 · 3 answers · asked by Ducky 1 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
it doesn't. there is more to it than that.
2007-03-21 07:04:13 · answer #1 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, if a racial or ethnic group is based on faith, there will be two different subgroups. The larger subgroup will participate in ethnic activity only for the sake of tradition, but not belief in God. Eventually, baseless tradition wears thin and the person assimilates. The other group is made up of the faithful, and as more assimilate, they become more tight-knit (while shrinking). Resurgence comes along with catastrophe.
When the group is not based on faith, the assimilation depends really on what the relationship is based on. Patriarchal social structures are destined to assimilation because people don't like being told what to do. Communal social structures fall apart because in an integrated world, we have more of a need for privacy.
2007-03-19 21:47:21 · answer #2 · answered by chronic-what-cles of narnia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should not think on assimilation but in diversity. If you go to China, i don't think u will become Chinese so why not accept the single fact that people is difference and stop putting pressure on them?
We are all equal but different.
2007-03-20 01:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by Latina_Rica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋