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
Assimilation may refer to:
Culture
*Cultural assimilation, the process whereby a minority group gradually adapts to the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture and customs
**Language shift, also known as language assimilation, the progre ...
. He was born in
Gardiner, Maine. Gordon died on June 4, 2019, at the age of 100.
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Acculturation: 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
Mixed marriage or intermarriage may refer to:
* Exogamy, the act of marrying outside of one's own social group (the opposite of endogamy)
** Interracial marriage, between people of different races
*** Miscegenation, a pejorative term for inter ...
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# 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.
Bibliography
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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 wo ...
'', 71, 4, December 1990
* Milton M. Gordon
"The Concept of the Sub-Culture and Its Application" ''
Social Forces'' Vol. 26, No. 1 (Oct., 1947), pp. 40–42].
See also
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Melting pot
The melting pot is a monocultural metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" with a common culture; an alternative being a homogeneous society becoming more heterogeneous throug ...
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Immigration
References
1918 births
2019 deaths
American centenarians
American sociologists
Men centenarians
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