Milton Myron Gordon (October 3, 1918 – June 4, 2019) was an American
sociologist. He was most noted for having devised a theory on the Seven Stages of
Assimilation. He was born in
Gardiner, Maine
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. Gordon died on June 4, 2019, at the age of 100.
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Acculturation
Acculturation is a process of social, psychological, and cultural change that stems from the balancing of two cultures while adapting to the prevailing culture of the society. Acculturation is a process in which an individual adopts, acquires and ...
: newcomers adopt language, dress, and daily customs of the host society (including values and norms).
# Structural assimilation: large-scale entrance of minorities into cliques, clubs and institutions in the host society.
# Marital assimilation: widespread
intermarriage.
# Identification assimilation: the minority feels bonded to the dominant culture.
# Attitude reception assimilation refers to the absence of prejudice.
# Behavior reception assimilation refers to the absence of discrimination.
# Civic assimilation occurs when there is an absence of value conflicts and power struggles.
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*''Assimilation in Native and Immigrant groups'', special editor, Andres Suarez, Seminar presented June 9, 2008, London, Ontario
* "Dimensions of Ethnic Assimilation: An Empirical Appraisal of Gordon's Typology". Williams, J. Allen Jr. and Ortega, Suzanne T (1990). ''
Social Science Quarterly
''Social Science Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Southwestern Social Science Association. The journal covers political science, sociology, economics, history, social work, g ...
'', 71, 4, December 1990
* Milton M. Gordon
"The Concept of the Sub-Culture and Its Application" ''
Social Forces
''Social Forces'' (formerly ''The Journal of Social Forces'') is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of social science published by Oxford University Press for the Department of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...
'' Vol. 26, No. 1 (Oct., 1947), pp. 40–42].
See also
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Melting pot
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Immigration
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, a ...
References
1918 births
2019 deaths
American centenarians
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