Post by michellespencer on Oct 25, 2017 0:55:03 GMT
Minority assimilation is minorities becoming exactly like the majority- they leave behind everything about themselves that makes them unique and different culturally (language, behavior, how they socialize) and become part of the mainstream of the country and nation. This usually involves the minority giving up everything to belong to the “family” while the majority stays the same.
Melting Pot assimilation involves both the majority and the minority changing in one way or another. Both groups will come together and in theory have in equal say in creating a new culture. This culture will combine ideals, behaviors, morals etc of both groups to make something, hopefully, better and welcoming.
In minority assimilation I would expect behaviours to be very similar across the board with individuals- the whole idea is for minorities to fit in and therefore they adapt and become one of the majority. This would leave very little degrees of freedom when it comes to behaviour as they do not want to be “different”. The minorities who are now part of the majority in a sense would not want to be the receiving person of the displaced aggression due to being viewed as dissimilar to the majority- similarity-attraction. In terms of emotions however, I believe that the minorities would not necessarily be happy about what has happened to them- they may outwardly act as though his is what they wont because they now fit into the “in-group” however they have given up a large part of their identity and a large part of who they are as a person to fit into this group- I think this could cause resentment and negative feelings towards the majority. This in turn could lead to disagreements due to the unfair nature of the process. I do not believe this is the preferred form of assimilation as it doesn’t allow for cultural uniqueness—each culture can bring a different opinion and viewpoint to any situation which can lead growth in many areas of a country (education, politics etc)
In a melting pot type assimilation, I would expect to see more individualism and acceptance when compared to minority assimilation. In theory, the idea is that everyone from every group is allowed a say in how the culture and people move forward. This would allow for unique behaviours and thoughts and acceptance of these behaviours and thoughts. I would expect this type of group to be more open to opinions of others. In this type of assimilation there would be a criterion of “norms” created however, if a new culture were to join the group they would be given a say and able to keep their cultural identity. I would expect individuals to be happier if not at least content with the way things are in the society. With this I would expect less UNRESOLVED conflict- it is near impossible to have a society in which individuals do not find something to they disagree on. With higher degrees of freedom on behaviours and opinions it would be expected that more people would state their disagreements however this type of society, in theory, would have better conflict resolution skills in place due to the fact that it was never expected that individuals of minority status conform to the norms set by the majority.
Michelle
Melting Pot assimilation involves both the majority and the minority changing in one way or another. Both groups will come together and in theory have in equal say in creating a new culture. This culture will combine ideals, behaviors, morals etc of both groups to make something, hopefully, better and welcoming.
In minority assimilation I would expect behaviours to be very similar across the board with individuals- the whole idea is for minorities to fit in and therefore they adapt and become one of the majority. This would leave very little degrees of freedom when it comes to behaviour as they do not want to be “different”. The minorities who are now part of the majority in a sense would not want to be the receiving person of the displaced aggression due to being viewed as dissimilar to the majority- similarity-attraction. In terms of emotions however, I believe that the minorities would not necessarily be happy about what has happened to them- they may outwardly act as though his is what they wont because they now fit into the “in-group” however they have given up a large part of their identity and a large part of who they are as a person to fit into this group- I think this could cause resentment and negative feelings towards the majority. This in turn could lead to disagreements due to the unfair nature of the process. I do not believe this is the preferred form of assimilation as it doesn’t allow for cultural uniqueness—each culture can bring a different opinion and viewpoint to any situation which can lead growth in many areas of a country (education, politics etc)
In a melting pot type assimilation, I would expect to see more individualism and acceptance when compared to minority assimilation. In theory, the idea is that everyone from every group is allowed a say in how the culture and people move forward. This would allow for unique behaviours and thoughts and acceptance of these behaviours and thoughts. I would expect this type of group to be more open to opinions of others. In this type of assimilation there would be a criterion of “norms” created however, if a new culture were to join the group they would be given a say and able to keep their cultural identity. I would expect individuals to be happier if not at least content with the way things are in the society. With this I would expect less UNRESOLVED conflict- it is near impossible to have a society in which individuals do not find something to they disagree on. With higher degrees of freedom on behaviours and opinions it would be expected that more people would state their disagreements however this type of society, in theory, would have better conflict resolution skills in place due to the fact that it was never expected that individuals of minority status conform to the norms set by the majority.
Michelle
